Comment on "Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness"

Science. 2012 Mar 23;335(6075):1441; author reply 1441. doi: 10.1126/science.1215042.

Abstract

Adler et al. (Reports, 23 September 2011, p. 1750) reported "weak and variable" relationships between productivity and species richness and dispute the "humped-back" model (HBM) of plant diversity. We show that their analysis lacks sufficient high-productivity sites, ignores litter, and excludes anthropogenic sites. If corrected, the data set of Adler et al. would apparently yield strong HBM support.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Biodiversity*
  • Biomass*
  • Ecosystem*
  • Plants*