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Diversity and stability in plant communities

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  • T. Martijn Bezemer

    (Netherlands Institute of Ecology, PO Box 40, 666, PO Box 406 ZG Heteren, the Netherlands
    Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 8123
    *Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 8031 6700 EH Wageningen, the Netherlands)

  • Wim H. van der Putten

    (Netherlands Institute of Ecology, PO Box 40, 666, PO Box 406 ZG Heteren, the Netherlands
    Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 8123)

Abstract

Arising from: D. Tilman, P. B. Reich & J. M. H. Knops Nature 441, 629–632 (2006); Tilman et al. reply The relationship between species diversity and ecosystem stability is controversial1,2. Tilman et al.3 analyse biomass patterns over a decade in a grassland experiment with artificial plant communities, and provide evidence for a positive relationship between the number of plant species and the temporal stability of the ecosystem. Here we use data from a long-term biodiversity experiment with plant communities that were not controlled by weeding4 in order to show that diverse systems can be both stable and unstable.

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  • T. Martijn Bezemer & Wim H. van der Putten, 2007. "Diversity and stability in plant communities," Nature, Nature, vol. 446(7135), pages 6-7, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:446:y:2007:i:7135:d:10.1038_nature05749
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05749
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    1. S. Ferguson & D. Berteaux & A. Gaston & J. Higdon & N. Lecomte & N. Lunn & M. Mallory & J. Reist & D. Russell & N. Yoccoz & X. Zhu, 2012. "Time series data for Canadian arctic vertebrates: IPY contributions to science, management, and policy," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 115(1), pages 235-258, November.

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