Can Climate Change Trigger Massive Diversity Cascades in Terrestrial Ecosystems?

We summarize research on diversity and trophic interactions under a trophic cascades model that is reframed and expanded from the traditional biomass- or abundance- based indirect effects and discuss the response of such “diversity cascades” to climate change and other global change parameters. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Deborah K. Letourneau, Lee A. Dyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-07-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/5/3/479