Background: Possibly the most pressing aspect of decreased biodiversity for the remaining life on earth is the potential alteration, impairment, or failure of ecosystem functioning. Ecosystem functioning refers to the total biogeochemical processes occurring within an ecosystem and is essentially, the cycling of nutrients, matter and energy. It has been hypothesized that the amount of relevant … Continue reading Research Proposal Example: Environmental and Anthropogenic Influences upon Western Australian Marine Fish Functional Diversity and Functional Groups