Marine primary productivity is driven by a selection effect

Marine primary productivity is driven by a selection effect

The number of species of autotrophic communities can increase ecosystem productivity through species complementarity or through a selection effect which occurs when the biomass of the community approaches the monoculture biomass of the most productive species. Here we explore the effect of resource...

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Main Authors: Pedro Cermeno, Paloma Chouciño, Bieito Fernández-Castro, Francisco G Figueiras, Emilio Marañón, Celia Marrase, Beatriz Mouriño-Carballido, María Pérez-Lorenzo, Tamara Rodríguez-Ramos, Isabel G Teixeira, Sergio M. Vallina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
marine phytoplankton
species richness
Primary productivity
Resource use
Selection effect
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2016.00173/full

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