Increasing synchrony opposes stabilizing effects of species richness on terrestrial communities

Ecological theory has predicted that species richness should stabilize communities, with mechanisms including species synchrony and population variability determining the net impacts. While these theories have been supported empirically, results can be sensitive to taxonomic bias as studies are often focussed on plants. Trophic differences between consumers and primary producers can lead to varying stabilizing effects of species richness. Here, we compared the impact of species richness on community variability in four taxonomic groups: terrestrial birds, mammals, invertebrates and plants.

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  2023

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  Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity

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  2023-05-01

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  DOI 10.1111/ddi.13696
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