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Competition for Light Causes Plant Biodiversity Loss After Eutrophication

Competition for Light Causes Plant Biodiversity Loss After Eutrophication

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Competition for Light Causes Plant Biodiversity Loss After Eutrophication

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Competition for Light Causes Plant Biodiversity Loss After Eutrophication

Publisher

Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Journal title

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2009-05, Vol.324 (5927), p.636-638

Language

English

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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Contents

Human activities have increased the availability of nutrients in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In grasslands, this eutrophication causes loss of plant species diversity, but the mechanism of this loss has been difficult to determine. Using experimental grassland plant communities, we found that addition of light to the grassland understory pr...

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Competition for Light Causes Plant Biodiversity Loss After Eutrophication

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743136105

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743136105

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ISSN

0036-8075

E-ISSN

1095-9203

DOI

10.1126/science.1169640

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