Diversity loss with persistent human disturbance increases vulnerability to ecosystem collapse

A. S. MacDougall (), K. S. McCann, G. Gellner and R. Turkington
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A. S. MacDougall: University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
K. S. McCann: University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
G. Gellner: University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
R. Turkington: and Biodiversity Research Center, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada

Nature, 2013, vol. 494, issue 7435, 86-89

Abstract: Persistent anthropogenic disturbance is shown simultaneously to drive plant species loss and stabilize some attributes of ecosystem function, analogous to a high-yield, low-diversity agricultural system, but increase the likelihood of irreversible collapse after sudden environmental change.

Date: 2013
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