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Filtering by: Advisor Lubchenco, Jane Date issued sim 1997-01-16

The ecological consequences of the reduction of species diversity : experimental approaches

Creator:

Allison, Gary William

Abstract:

The influence of loss of diversity on community dynamics and ecosystem functioning has recently received considerable attention. Although study of biodiversity has a long history within ecology, empirical investigations exploring consequences of loss have been rare. Because many factors confound diversity comparisons, experimental manipulations of diversity offer the most direct...

Resource Type:

Dissertation