tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post5078904704507476722..comments2024-03-19T06:40:22.220-04:00Comments on The EEB & Flow: Enrichment and diversity loss: a mechanism testedMarc Cadottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08335319636148357534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post-7358714188756471322009-06-17T13:43:22.322-04:002009-06-17T13:43:22.322-04:00A very nice experiment indeed, and consistent with...A very nice experiment indeed, and consistent with what Stevens and Carson found ten years ago (Ecology 80:455-465) that nutrient addition results in an increase in biomass but decrease in the number of individual plants, and that loss in number of individuals can explain the loss in species richness. <br />But what about the negative productivity-richness pattern in phytoplankton? Perhaps there is still a mystery to be solved....Allen Hurlbertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post-19686925738161660962009-05-01T13:34:00.000-04:002009-05-01T13:34:00.000-04:00Interesting methods. I really like the light addit...Interesting methods. I really like the light addition treatment using fully enclosed fluorescent tubes (control) or half enclosed tubes (treatment) in a greenhouse. Very elegant.Martin A. Nuñezhttp://web.utk.edu/~mnunez/noreply@blogger.com