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Effects of biodiversity on the functioning of trophic groups and ecosystems

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  • Bradley J. Cardinale

    (University of California at Santa Barbara)

  • Diane S. Srivastava

    (University of British Columbia)

  • J. Emmett Duffy

    (The College of William and Mary)

  • Justin P. Wright

    (Duke University)

  • Amy L. Downing

    (Ohio Wesleyan University)

  • Mahesh Sankaran

    (University of Leeds
    University of Leeds)

  • Claire Jouseau

    (Columbia University)

Abstract

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 capturing and consuming limited resources. The interpretation of these studies was disputed, and subsequent work produced counter-examples that question the generality of biodiversity effects. Now Cardinale et al. report a meta-analysis of experimental studies of species diversity and ecological function. They conclude that species loss does impair ecological functioning, but that the magnitude of the effect depends on which species are actually lost.

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  • Bradley J. Cardinale & Diane S. Srivastava & J. Emmett Duffy & Justin P. Wright & Amy L. Downing & Mahesh Sankaran & Claire Jouseau, 2006. "Effects of biodiversity on the functioning of trophic groups and ecosystems," Nature, Nature, vol. 443(7114), pages 989-992, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:443:y:2006:i:7114:d:10.1038_nature05202
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05202
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