The Relationship Between Productivity and Species Richness

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Summary

Reviews of the literature concerning deserts, boreal forests, tropical forests, lakes, and wetlands lead to the conclusion that extant data are insufficient to conclusively resolve the relationship between diversity and productivity, or that patterns are variable with mechanisms equally varied and complex.

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Published
1999-11-01
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Species richness, Productivity, Ecology, Biomass (ecology), Species diversity

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