Adaptive divergence in pigment composition promotes phytoplankton biodiversity
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The diversity of the phytoplankton is enlarged rather than solved by the progressive discovery of new phototropic microorganisms in the oceans including picocyanobacteria, pico-eukaryocytes, and bacteriochlorophyll-based and rhodopsin-based phototropic bacteria. The natural selection promotes niche differentiation among these phototropic microorganisms particularly with respect to their photosynthetic characteristics.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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Top predators and biodiversity
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Information collected from five raptor species that differ widely in their diet and habitat associations are used to demonstrate that sites occupied by top vertebrate predators are consistently associated with high biodiversity. The results indicate that conservation focusing on top predator could be ecologically justified as it delivers broader biodiversity benefits.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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Stability of forest biodiversity
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Two hypotheses, which explain the high forest biodiversity are proposed. The results suggest that these stabilizing mechanisms may be superfluous.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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