COVER -- Preface -- Contents -- Function of Biodiversity in the Ecology -- Natural Ecosystems -- Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity -- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning -- Ecosystem Functioning at Local and Regional Scales -- Freshwater Ecosystem -- Aquatic Systems -- Impact of Dams on Biodiversity -- Agricultural Ecosystem -- Bacterial Biodiversity -- Ecological Forecasting and the Urbanisation of Stream Ecosystems -- Land Use Appraisal -- Population Diversity -- Model Systems for Ecology -- Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and the UN Millennium Declaration -- Bibliography -- Index.