The megabiota are disproportionately important for biosphere functioning
Human-driven losses of megafauna and megaflora may have disproportionate ecological consequences. Here, the authors combine metabolic scaling theory and global simulation models to show that past and continued reduction of megabiota have and will continue to decrease ecosystem and biosphere function...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-02-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14369-y |