Comment on "Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness"

Comment on "Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness"

Adler et al. (Reports, 23 September 2011, p. 1750) analyzed the standardized sampling data from 48 herbaceous-dominated plant communities and concluded that "Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness" at fine-scale. However, their method was biased toward site-number-domin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2012-03, Vol.335 (6075), p.1441; author reply 1441-1441
Hauptverfasser: Pan, Xubin, Liu, Fengqiao, Zhang, Mi
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biodiversity
Biomass
Ecosystem
Flowers & plants
Plant ecology
Plant populations
Plants
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Zusammenfassung:Adler et al. (Reports, 23 September 2011, p. 1750) analyzed the standardized sampling data from 48 herbaceous-dominated plant communities and concluded that "Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness" at fine-scale. However, their method was biased toward site-number-dominated plant communities. They also failed to provide enough data for regional analysis and detailed information for within-site analysis.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1214786