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Selection for niche differentiation in plant communities increases biodiversity effects

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  • Debra Zuppinger-Dingley

    (Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies & Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland)

  • Bernhard Schmid

    (Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies & Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland)

  • Jana S. Petermann

    (Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 1-3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
    Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), 14195 Berlin, Germany)

  • Varuna Yadav

    (Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies & Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland)

  • Gerlinde B. De Deyn

    (Environmental Sciences, University of Wageningen, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708PB Wageningen, the Netherlands)

  • Dan F. B. Flynn

    (Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies & Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University)

Abstract

Here, new ecological communities are established using plants from mixed-species communities or monocultures; ecosystem functioning and morphological trait diversity are shown to be greater in plants from mixed-species communities, suggesting that biodiversity effects in natural communities strengthen over time.

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  • Debra Zuppinger-Dingley & Bernhard Schmid & Jana S. Petermann & Varuna Yadav & Gerlinde B. De Deyn & Dan F. B. Flynn, 2014. "Selection for niche differentiation in plant communities increases biodiversity effects," Nature, Nature, vol. 515(7525), pages 108-111, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:515:y:2014:i:7525:d:10.1038_nature13869
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13869
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