Integrative modelling reveals mechanisms linking productivity and plant species richness

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 529; no. 7586; pp. 390 - 393
• Main Authors: Grace, James B., Anderson, T. Michael, Seabloom, Eric W., Borer, Elizabeth T., Adler, Peter B., Harpole, W. Stanley, Hautier, Yann, Hillebrand, Helmut, Lind, Eric M., Pärtel, Meelis, Bakker, Jonathan D., Buckley, Yvonne M., Crawley, Michael J., Damschen, Ellen I., Davies, Kendi F., Fay, Philip A., Firn, Jennifer, Gruner, Daniel S., Hector, Andy, Knops, Johannes M. H., MacDougall, Andrew S., Melbourne, Brett A., Morgan, John W., Orrock, John L., Prober, Suzanne M., Smith, Melinda D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 21.01.2016; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/158; 704/158; Biodiversity; Biological diversity; Biomass; Competitive Behavior; Ecological research; Ecology; Ecosystems; Environmental aspects; Flowers & plants; Geography; Grassland; Grasslands; Humanities and Social Sciences; letter; Models, Biological; multidisciplinary; net ecosystem production; Plant species; Plants; Plants - classification; Plants - metabolism; prediction; Productivity; Science; species diversity; Species richness

Data from grasslands across five continents show clear signals of numerous underlying mechanisms linking ecosystem productivity and species richness. Productivity and diversity in grasslands The relationship between species richness and ecosystem productivity is a central topic in ecological researc...