Integrative modelling reveals mechanisms linking productivity and plant species richness

James B. Grace (), T. Michael Anderson, Eric W. Seabloom, Elizabeth T. Borer, Peter B. Adler, W. Stanley Harpole, Yann Hautier, Helmut Hillebrand, Eric M. Lind, Meelis Pärtel, Jonathan D. Bakker, Yvonne M. Buckley, Michael J. Crawley, Ellen I. Damschen, Kendi F. Davies, Philip A. Fay, Jennifer Firn, Daniel S. Gruner, Andy Hector, Johannes M. H. Knops, Andrew S. MacDougall, Brett A. Melbourne, John W. Morgan, John L. Orrock, Suzanne M. Prober and Melinda D. Smith
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James B. Grace: US Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
T. Michael Anderson: 206 Winston Hall, Wake Forest University
Eric W. Seabloom: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota
Elizabeth T. Borer: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota
Peter B. Adler: Utah State University
W. Stanley Harpole: Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ
Yann Hautier: Ecology and Biodiversity Group, Utrecht University
Helmut Hillebrand: Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg
Eric M. Lind: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota
Meelis Pärtel: Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
Jonathan D. Bakker: School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
Yvonne M. Buckley: School of Natural Sciences, Zoology, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Michael J. Crawley: Imperial College London
Ellen I. Damschen: University of Wisconsin
Kendi F. Davies: UCB 334, University of Colorado
Philip A. Fay: Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory
Jennifer Firn: #15 Queensland University of Technology, School of Earth, Environment and Biological Sciences
Daniel S. Gruner: University of Maryland, College Park
Andy Hector: University of Oxford
Johannes M. H. Knops: School of Biological Sciences, 348 Manter Hall, University of Nebraska
Andrew S. MacDougall: University of Guelph
Brett A. Melbourne: UCB 334, University of Colorado
John W. Morgan: Environment, and Evolution, La Trobe University
John L. Orrock: University of Wisconsin
Suzanne M. Prober: CSIRO Land and Water
Melinda D. Smith: Colorado State University

Nature, 2016, vol. 529, issue 7586, 390-393

Abstract: Data from grasslands across five continents show clear signals of numerous underlying mechanisms linking ecosystem productivity and species richness.

Date: 2016
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