Diversity, species composition and ecosystem functioning
Predator diversity and ecosystem functioning: An allometric approach
... single species contributes to the system’s emergent ...high diversity of predatory generalist species, feeding on many prey species at the same time, including other ...predator species ...
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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: The effects of tree and litter diversity
... and ecosystem functioning found in an experimental tropical tree plantation (Potvin and Gotelli ...tree diversity being significant only on total productivity, we found diversity effects to be ...
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Effects of plant diversity on the stability of natural grassland ecosystem functioning
... greater species diversity leads to a greater ecosystem stability, often referred to as the “diversity-stability paradigm” (Naeem 2002), it is still one of the most debated topics in ecology ...
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Fungal-bacterial diversity and microbiome complexity predict ecosystem functioning
... the diversity of plant 24 , 25 , 42 – 44 and microbial communities 11 – 16 that have demonstrated the importance of biodiversity for eco- system functioning, and for maintaining multiple ecosystem ...
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Microbial Functional Gene Diversity Predicts Groundwater Contamination and Ecosystem Functioning
... functional diversity/richness decreased as uranium concentra- tions increased or remained unchanged as nitrate concentrations increased, some key functional genes/populations involved in uranium or nitrate ...
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Nitrogen Addition and Ecosystem Functioning: Changes in Species Composition Leaf Traits Amplify Increases in Leaf Area Index and Canopy Chlorophyll
... resident species and causing diversity loss and declines in species richness (Stevens et ...in ecosystem functioning by changing which species dominates the community level ...
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Multitrophic functional diversity predicts ecosystem functioning in experimental assemblages of estuarine consumers
... affects ecosystem functioning has attracted intense interest, yet few studies have a priori altered functional diversity, especially in multitrophic ...functional diversity of estuarine ...
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Butterfly species composition and diversity in a protected area of Karnataka, India
... butterfly diversity in protected areas of Karnataka are ...plant species (Padhya et ...butterfly diversity under various habitat conditions at protected areas of India in general and Karnataka in ...
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Species Composition and Diversity of Insects of the Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve in Ghana
... of species composition and diversity of insects of the ...1) species richness estimators, 2) species richness, 3) Shannon-Weiner Index of Diversity, 4) Pielou’s evenness and 5) ...
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Zooplankton species composition, abundance and diversity in lakes with different trophic status
... zooplankton species composition, abundance and diversity in lakes with different trophic status in order to relate the changes in zooplankton community with different trophic levels, and to identify ...
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Effects of timber harvest on structural diversity and species composition in hardwood forests
... structural diversity and species composition in mixed Beech (Fagus orientalis ...hardwood species such as Beech, Hornbeam, oak, maple and ...tree species that are less dense in these ...
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Ammonium as a driving force of plant diversity and ecosystem functioning: observations based on 5 Years' manipulation of N dose and form in a mediterranean ecosystem
... 9. Southon GE, Field C, Caporn SJM, Britton AJ, Power SA (2013) Nitrogen deposition reduces plant diversity and alters ecosystem functioning: field-scale evidence from a nationwide survey of UK ...
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Integrating local knowledge with tree diversity analyses to optimize on-farm tree species composition for ecosystem service delivery in coffee agroforestry systems of Uganda
... higher species richness in high rainfall zone than in low rainfall zone and species similarity was low among rainfall ...boost species re- stocking especially in low rainfall zone where natural ...
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Species composition, seasonal changes and comm-unity ordination of alkalotolerant micro fungal diversity in a natural scrub jungle ecosystem of Tamil Nadu, India
... Shannon's diversity index and Simpson diversity index λ indicate F1 layer to have the maximum ...The species distribution fell into the log series model and Fishers alpha was also highest for the F1 ...
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Marine Microbial Diversity and its role in Ecosystem Functioning and Environmental Change
... microbial diversity, but to what extent is this still the initial hunt for a correct number, more than a hypothesis-driven search for the underlying mechanisms and relationships producing a particular ...
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Plant Species Composition and Diversity in Cliff and Mountain Ecosystems
... Climate change is predicted to be most dramatic in mountainous areas, influencing shifts in vegetation patterns, which have already been ob- served. Vegetation in cliff outcrops is highly distinct from surrounding ...
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Probiotic Pseudomonas communities enhance plant growth and nutrient assimilation via diversity-mediated ecosystem functioning
... Pseudomonas species interacted with the indigenous soil bacteria having synergistic effects on the plant growth promotion (Mendes et ...the diversity and composition of the background microbial ...
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The importance of species traits in biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research
... functional diversity with community assembly theory and ecological strategies by dividing trait variation into within and among community components is another interesting direction (Ackerly & Cornwell 2007) ...
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Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests
... tree species composi- tion with a model- based ...and species composition (103 compositions). We considered species combinations occurring in multiple forest types as different compositions, ...
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Soil microbes regulate ecosystem productivity and maintain species diversity
... of Species Diversity Our findings confirm that plant species diversity is important for ecosystem functioning, but for reasons not previously ...plant species ...
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