Effects of biodiversity on the functioning of trophic groups and ecosystems

Species loss and productivity The question of whether species extinction alters the productivity of communities and ecosystem function is the subject of heated controversy. Work performed in the 1990s suggested that species loss can reduce productivity of communities and their efficiency in capturin...

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Published in:	Nature Vol. 443; no. 7114; pp. 989 - 992
Main Authors:	Cardinale, Bradley J., Srivastava, Diane S., Emmett Duffy, J., Wright, Justin P., Downing, Amy L., Sankaran, Mahesh, Jouseau, Claire
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 26.10.2006 Nature Publishing Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Biomass Ecosystem Ecosystems Endangered & extinct species Extinct species Extinction, Biological Food Chain Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Herbivores Humanities and Social Sciences letter Meta-analysis Models, Biological multidisciplinary Polyculture Population Density Predators Resource depletion Science Species diversity Species extinction Species richness Synecology Systematic review Trophic group Species diversity Ecosystem functioning Biodiversity Ecosystem Metaanalysis
ISSN:	0028-0836, 1476-4687, 1476-4687, 1476-4679
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