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. 2008 Feb 12;18(3):R126-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.11.060.

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: the mystery of the deep sea

Michel Loreau  1
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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: the mystery of the deep sea

Michel Loreau. Curr Biol. .
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Experiments performed in various ecosystems have shown a near-universal, saturating relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem processes. Analyses of deep-sea ecosystems challenge this generalisation and suggest that positive species interactions might be more widespread than previously believed.

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