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Section A: Ecosystem Function.- 1 Biological Diversity and Terrestrial Ecosystem Biogeochemistry.- 2 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in Agricultural Systems.- 3 Biodiversity and Interactions Within Pelagic Nutrient Cycling and Productivity.- Section B: Functional Groups.- 4 Functional Groups of Microorganisms.- 5 Plant Traits and Adaptive Strategies: Their Role in Ecosystem Function.- 6 Scaling from Species to Vegetation: The Usefulness of Functional Groups.- Section C: Species Interaction.- 7 Evolution of Functional Groups in Basidiomycetes (Fungi).- 8 The Role of Parasites in Plant Populations and Communities.- 9 Plant-Microbe Mutualisms and Community Structure.- 10 The Evolution of Interactions and Diversity in Plant- Insect Systems: The Urophora-Eurytoma Food Web in Galls on Palearctic Cardueae.- Section D: Community Interactions.- 11 Keystone Species.- 12 Redundancy in Ecosystems.- 13 How Many Species Are Required for a Functional Ecosystem?.- 14 Rare and Common Plants in Ecosystems, with Special Reference to the South-west Australian Flora.- 15 Community Diversity and Succession: The Roles of Competition, Dispersal, and Habitat Modification.- Section E: Ecosystem Integrity.- 16 Biodiversity and the Balance of Nature.- 17 Biodiversity and Function of Grazing Ecosystems.- 18 Resource Supply and Disturbance as Controls over Present and Future Plant Diversity.- 19 Ecosystem Stability, Competition, and Nutrient Cycling.- 20 Modelling Biodiversity: Latitudinal Gradient of Forest Species Diversity.- 21 Functional Aspects of Landscape Diversity: A Bavarian Example.- Section F: Industrial Analogy and Policy.- 22 Biodiversity Issues in Computing: A Study of Networked Computer Viruses.- 23 Biodiversity and Policy Decisions.- 24 Ecosystem Function of Biodiversity: A Summary.- Species Index.