Introduction: The ecological and social implications of changing biodiversity. An overview of a decade of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
7-30-2009
Abstract
Conventional approaches to ecology often lack the necessary integration to make a compelling case for the critical importance of biodiversity to ecosystem functioning and human wellbeing. This linear approach does not prepare one for understanding and applying ecology in the context of the modern world. A different, rather unconventional approach is needed for understanding ecology and environmental biology, one that asks the question that is rarely asked - What is the significance of biodiversity to human wellbeing? That is what this book asks.
Identifier
84920104144 (Scopus)
ISBN
[9780199547951, 9780191720345]
Publication Title
Biodiversity Ecosystem Functioning and Human Wellbeing an Ecological and Economic Perspective
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199547951.003.0001
Recommended Citation
Naeem, Shahid; Bunker, Daniel E.; Hector, Andy; Loreau, Michel; and Perrings, Charles, "Introduction: The ecological and social implications of changing biodiversity. An overview of a decade of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research" (2009). Faculty Publications. 12015.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/12015
