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Dual mechanisms regulate ecosystem stability under decade-long warming and hay harvest

Authors :
Zheng Shi
Xia Xu
Lara Souza
Kevin Wilcox
Lifen Jiang
Junyi Liang
Jianyang Xia
Pablo García-Palacios
Yiqi Luo
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Species diversity is thought to play an important role in maintaining production stability. Shi et al.demonstrate that the dominant C4 plant also makes a substantial contribution to temporal stability in a grassland ecosystem subject to 15 years of experimental warming and hay harvest.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.14b27c126e4d949935f3313ed4010c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11973