IAI-FinalReport_IAI-Final Report_ISP3_018: Effects of species and functional diversity on ecosystem function

This dataset refers to the Final Report of the ISP round III project number
018, which has the name "Effects of species and functional diversity on
ecosystem function: a comparison between arctic tundra and a temperate
grassland/shrubland system". This project has the following objectives: 1. To
test the idea that a set of average parameters or processes for a functional
type of plant species can substitute for detailed knowledge of the parameters
or processes of all species in their effect on ecosystem functioning 2. To
determine some of the ways in which species or functional-type composition
affect ecosystem above-ground and below-ground processes at present. 3. To
predict some of the ways in which species and functional-type composition may
be affected by climate change, and how these alterations in the vegetation will
feed back at the ecosystem level to modify its response to a shifting climate.
4. To test whether our results can be extrapolated to vegetation types which
differ in taxonomic composition and species diversity but have similar
functional types. The final report for this project can be downloaded from this
page (See instructions below). Principal Investigator Sandra Diaz,
[e-mail], Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal
(CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Cordoba), Cordoba, ARGENTINA.