Size-dependent loss of aboveground animals differentially affects grassland ecosystem coupling and functions

Autor: A. C. Risch, R. Ochoa-Hueso, W. H. van der Putten, J. K. Bump, M. D. Busse, B. Frey, D. J. Gwiazdowicz, D. S. Page-Dumroese, M. L. Vandegehuchte, S. Zimmermann, M. Schütz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06105-4
Popis: Defaunation can have impacts on ecosystem functioning that are currently little understood. Using an exclusion experiment, Risch et al. show the impacts of vertebrate and invertebrate losses on ecosystem coupling, particularly emphasising the role of invertebrates in ecosystem functioning.
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