Title

Have ecologists oversold biodiversity?  

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Guterman, L.

Content Language(s)

English

Type of Document

Paper: Discussion paper

Document Status

Final

Document Availability

Full Text(Free)

Abstract / Description

This article examines both sides of the ongoing debate surrounding biodiversity. The argument predominantly concerns the techniques used in experiments that aim to show that higher species diversity improves ecosystem function. There is a discussion of the problems surrounding experimental proof of the diversity-stability debate and it is shown that this area is (experimentally) in its infancy as there are still no universally accepted 'rules'. The discussion highlights the difficulty surrounding the implementation of biodiversity issues into management when there is no consensus amongst scientists about there importance.

Keywords

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; DEBATE; BIODIVERSITY

Geographic Keywords

WORLD

Date of Publication/Issue

October 2000

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Target Audience

Naturalist; Researchers and Academics; Education: Undergraduate

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Research & Methods [1641]