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Addition of multiple limiting resources reduces grassland diversity [1]

Analysis of multi-year nutrient enrichment experiments carried out on 45 global grassland sites show that an addition of an increasing number of nutrients leads to a reduction in plant species diversity, and competition for multiple below-ground resources promotes plant species diversity.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2016
W. Stanley Harpole [2], Lauren L. Sullivan [3], Eric M. Lind & et al [4]
Nature [5]
537
93-96
Tags:
Grasslands [6], Biodiversity [7], Flora [8], Biomass [9], Ecosystems [10]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/w-stanley-harpole
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lauren-l-sullivan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/eric-m-lind-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grasslands
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flora
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems