Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

'This is the hottest area in ecology and environmental sciences right now. I think this is an excellent proposal.' -Professor James Grover, University of Texas at Arlington, USA 'The outline is excellent. This is going to be the hottest book in ecology over the next 5 to 10 years.' -Professor Michael Hochberg, Universite de Montpellier 2, FranceDetermining the scientific relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has now emerged as one of the most important challenges in ecological and environmental science. This book provides a timely synthesis and critical assessment in order to generate a consensus on the main issues involved and stimulate new perspectives for future research.