Study finds herbivores can offset loss of plant biodiversity in grassland
Sunday, March 9, 2014 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
Two wrongs may not make a right. But when it comes to grassland plant species diversity, it just might. Two impacts often controlled by humans—being fertilized and being eaten—can combine to the benefit of biodiversity, according to an innovative international study led by U of M researchers Elizabeth Borer and Eric Seabloom.