Declining biodiversity can alter the performance of ecosystems

Shahid Naeem; Lindsey J. Thompson; Sharon Lawler; John H. Lawton; Richard M. Woodfin

doi:10.1038/368734a0

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BiodiversityEcosystemBiogeochemical cycleTrophic levelEcologyEnvironmental scienceEcosystem diversityEnvironmental resource managementBiology

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Imperial College London GB

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Year: 1994
Type: article
Volume: 368
Issue: 6473
Pages: 734-737
Citations: 1776
Access: Closed

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                                    Shahid Naeem, 
                                
                                    Lindsey J. Thompson, 
                                
                                    Sharon Lawler
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1994). 
                            Declining biodiversity can alter the performance of ecosystems. 
                            Nature
                            , 368
                            (6473)
                            , 734-737.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/368734a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/368734a0

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