Functional identity and diversity of animals predict ecosystem functioning better than species-based indices

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

• Publication date

  2015-02-22

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1098/rspb.2014.2620PMID 25567651PMCID PMC4309003
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