Contrasted effects of diversity and immigration on ecological insurance in marine bacterioplankton communities.

The ecological insurance hypothesis predicts a positive effect of species richness on ecosystem functioning in a variable environment. This effect stems from temporal and spatial complementarity among species within metacommunities coupled with optimal levels of dispersal. Despite its importance in...

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Main Authors: Thierry Bouvier, Patrick Venail, Thomas Pommier, Corinne Bouvier, Claire Barbera, Nicolas Mouquet
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b8d2221b64214ebd8be7111f6b87c964
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