Presents a synthesis of ideas emerging from 15 biome-specific workshops, each of which was charged with the task of assessing current knowledge of the effects of biodiversity on ecosystem processes.
Arctic and alpine biodiversity; biodiversity and ecosystem processes in boreal regions; ecosystem function of biodiversity in arid ecosystems; biodiversity and ecosystem function in grasslands; Mediterranean-type ecosystems - biodiversity and tropical savanna properties; diversity and processes in tropical forest ecosystems; island ecosystems; biodiversity and agroecosystem function; biodiversity and ecosystem function on coral reefs; freshwater ecosystems - linkages of complexity and processes.