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One important dimension of the ecological community to which we have not yet paid explicit attention is that of diversity. Yet diversity of the community, both diversity of the species within it and of their relationships to each other is a crucial facet of the system and one with many implications for community function and stability.
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© 1984 R.J. Putman and S.D. Wratten
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Putman, R.J., Wratten, S.D. (1984). Species Diversity. In: Principles of Ecology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6948-6_13
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