Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Soils and Sediments.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Ch. 1: The Need for Understanding How Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Affect Ecosystem Services in Soils and Sediments -- Part I: Ecosystem Processes and the Sustainable Delivery of Goods and Services -- Ch. 2: The Sustainable Delivery of Goods and Services Provided by Soil Biota -- Ch. 3: Ecosystem Services Provided by Freshwater Benthos -- Ch. 4: Marine Sedimentary Biota as Providers of Ecosystem Goods and Services -- Part II: Assessment of the Vulnerability of Critical Below-Surface Habitats, Functions, and Taxa -- Ch. 5: Vulnerability to Global Change of Ecosystem Goods and Services Driven by Soil Biota -- Ch. 6: Vulnerability and Management of Ecological Services in Freshwater Systems -- Ch. 7: Vulnerability of Marine Sedimentary Ecosystem Services to Human Activities -- Part III: Connections Between Soils and Sediments: Implications for Sustaining Ecosystems -- Ch. 8: Connecting Soil and Sediment Biodiversity: The Role of Scale and Implications for Management -- Ch. 9: Cascading Effects of Deforestation on Ecosystem Services Across Soils and Freshwater and Marine Sediments -- Ch. 10: Understanding the Functions of Biodiversity in Soils and Sediments Will Enhance Global Ecosystem Sustainability and Societal Well-Being -- Contributors -- SCOPE Series List -- SCOPE Soil and Sediment Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning (SSBEF) Committee Publications -- SCOPE Executive Committee 2001-2004 -- Index.

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