Species diversity and productivity: Why do results of diversity- manipulation experiments differ from natural patterns

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 603-608

  Jiang, Lin ^a   Wan, Shiqiang ^b   Li, Linghao ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning; Competitive exclusion; Complementarity; Environmental heterogeneity; Productivity; Selection effects; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HETEROGENEITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 67449151610     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01503.x     Document Type: Article

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