Diversity and dispersal interactively affect predictability of ecosystem function
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The interactive effects of mobile grazer diversity and dispersal on the magnitude and stability of ecosystem properties in experimental seagrass communities that are either isolated or connected by dispersal corridors are tested. The effects of diversity on stability differed qualitatively between patch and meta community scales and the results indicate that declining biodiversity and habitat fragmentation synergistically influence the predictability of ecosystem functioning.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Ecosystem stability and compensatory effects in the inner Mongolia grassland
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Studies have suggested that biodiversity reduces variability in ecosystem productivity through compensatory effects. A study is presented that provides new insights for better management and restoration of the rapidly degrading inner Mongolia grassland is presented.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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World of insects
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The studies of insect diversity have helped in understanding of the distribution of global diversity. They have shown that there is a low rate of change of species composition in the extensive lowland forests.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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