A global synthesis reveals biodiversity loss as a major driver of ecosystem change

David U. Hooper (), E. Carol Adair, Bradley J. Cardinale, Jarrett E. K. Byrnes, Bruce A. Hungate, Kristin L. Matulich, Andrew Gonzalez, J. Emmett Duffy, Lars Gamfeldt and Mary I. O’Connor
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David U. Hooper: Western Washington University
E. Carol Adair: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 735 State Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, California 93101, USA
Bradley J. Cardinale: School of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan
Jarrett E. K. Byrnes: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 735 State Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, California 93101, USA
Bruce A. Hungate: Northern Arizona University
Kristin L. Matulich: University of California
Andrew Gonzalez: McGill University, 1205 Avenue Docteur Penfield, Montréal, Québec H3A 1B1, Canada
J. Emmett Duffy: Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary
Lars Gamfeldt: University of Gothenburg, Box 461, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
Mary I. O’Connor: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 735 State Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, California 93101, USA

Nature, 2012, vol. 486, issue 7401, 105-108

Abstract: Although loss of biodiversity is known to cause reduction in ecosystem function, it is not known how this threat compares to other environmental alterations such as climate change; this analysis of the data from over 100 published studies shows that biodiversity loss is as significant as other major drivers of change in ecosystem function.

Date: 2012
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