Selection for niche differentiation in plant communities increases biodiversity effects

Debra Zuppinger-Dingley, Bernhard Schmid (), Jana S. Petermann, Varuna Yadav, Gerlinde B. De Deyn and Dan F. B. Flynn ()
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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
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

Nature, 2014, vol. 515, issue 7525, 108-111

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.

Date: 2014
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