Variable effects of dispersal on productivity of bacterial communities due to changes in functional trait composition.

Previous studies have shown variable relationships between dispersal rate and ecosystem functioning, but the reasons for and mechanisms behind variable dispersal rate-functioning patterns are currently unknown. In this study we used six bacterial lake water communities in a laboratory experiment in...

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Main Authors: Ina Severin, Örjan Östman, Eva S Lindström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3851979?pdf=render