Context dependency and saturating effects of loss of rare soil microbes on plant productivity

Context dependency and saturating effects of loss of rare soil microbes on plant productivity

Land use intensification is associated with loss of biodiversity and altered ecosystem functioning. Until now most studies on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning focused on random loss of species, while loss of rare species that usually are the first to disappear received...

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Main Authors: Gera eHol, Wietse eDe Boer, Mattias ede Hollander, Eiko Eurya Kuramae, Annelein eMeisner, Wim evan der Putten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
plant productivity
land use
rare biosphere
abundance
Species loss
dilution-to-extinction
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00485/full

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