Response to Comments on “Productivity Is a Poor Predictor of Plant Species Richness”: Towards a Multivariate Representation of the Multiple Mechanisms Controlling Productivity and Diversity
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Pan et al. claim that the results by Adler et al. actually show a strong linear positive relationship between productivity and richness, while Fridley et al. contend that the data show a strong humped relationship. These responses illustrate how the preoccupation with bivariate patterns distracts from a deeper understanding of the multivariate mechanisms that control these important ecosystem properties. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1214939 Posted at the Zurich Open Repository and Archive, University of Zurich ZORA URL: https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-61606 Accepted Version Originally published at: Grace, J B; Adler, P B; Seabloom, E W; Borer, E T; Hillebrand, H; Hautier, Y; Hector, A; Harpole, W S; O’Halloran, L R; Anderson, T M; Bakker, J D; Brown, C S; Buckley, Y M; Collins, S L; Cottingham, K L; Crawley, M J; Damschen, E I; Davies, K F; DeCrappeo, N M; Fay, P A; Firn, J; Gruner, D S; Hagenah, N; Jin, V L; Kirkman, K P; Knops, J M H; La Pierre, K J; Lambrinos, J G; Melbourne, B A; Mitchell, C E; Moore, J L; Morgan, J W; Orrock, J L; Prober, S M; Stevens, C J; Wragg, P D; Yang, L H (2012). Response to Comments on ”Productivity Is a Poor Predictor of Plant Species Richness”. Science, 335(6075):1441. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1214939
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