Decreasing biodiversity affects productivity of remaining plants

ENN
Apr 20, 2015, 4:32 pm26 pts
When plant biodiversity declines, the remaining plants face diminishing productivity, say scientists in study published April 20 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "The loss of biodiversity is threatening ecosystem productivity and services worldwide, spurring efforts to quantify…

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