Ecosystem stability and compensatory effects in the Inner Mongolia grassland

摘要: Numerous studies have suggested that biodiversity reduces variability in ecosystem productivity through compensatory effects,,,,,; that is, a species increases in its abundance in response to the reduction of another in a fluctuating environment,. But this view has been challenged on several grounds,,. Because most studies have been based on artificially constructed grasslands with short duration, long-term studies of natural ecosystems are needed. On the basis of a 24-year study of the Inner Mongolia grassland, here we present …