Competition for light causes plant biodiversity loss after eutrophication.

Human activities have increased the availability of nutrients in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In grasslands, this eutrophication causes loss of plant species diversity, but the mechanism of this loss has been difficult to determine. Using experimental grassland plant communities, we found tha...

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Main Authors: Hautier, Y, Niklaus, P, Hector, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009

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