Land use imperils plant and animal community stability through changes in asynchrony rather than diversity

Human land use may detrimentally affect biodiversity, yet long-term stability of species communities is vital for maintaining ecosystem functioning. Community stability can be achieved by higher species diversity (portfolio effect), higher asynchrony across species (insurance hypothesis) and higher...

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Main Authors: Blüthgen, Nico, Simons, Nadja K., Jung, Kirsten, Prati, Daniel, Renner, Swen C., Boch, Steffen, Fischer, Markus, Hölzel, Norbert, Klaus, Valentin H., Kleinebecker, Till, Tschapka, Marco, Weisser, Wolfgang W., Gossner, Martin M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4754335/