Biodiversity leads to higher productivity

Monday, March 21, 2011 - 18:30 in Biology & Nature

Ecosystems containing several species are more productive than individual species on their own. Using data from more than 400 published experiments, an international research team has found overwhelming evidence that biodiversity in the plant kingdom is very efficient in assimilating nutrients and solar energy, resulting in greater production of biomass.

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