Size-dependent loss of aboveground animals differentially affects grassland ecosystem coupling and functions

Defaunation can have impacts on ecosystem functioning that are currently little understood. Using an exclusion experiment, Risch et al. show the impacts of vertebrate and invertebrate losses on ecosystem coupling, particularly emphasising the role of invertebrates in ecosystem functioning.

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Main Authors: A. C. Risch, R. Ochoa-Hueso, W. H. van der Putten, J. K. Bump, M. D. Busse, B. Frey, D. J. Gwiazdowicz, D. S. Page-Dumroese, M. L. Vandegehuchte, S. Zimmermann, M. Schütz
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8c9eebf640f341b7bf0603f58e46322e
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