but at different times during the growing season — for example, early- and late-season grasses in prairies. Increasing species diversity can influence ecosystem functions — such as ...

For example, plants require water and nutrients ... the neutral theory of species diversity makes the provocative assumption that all individuals are ecologically identical, and that niche ...

They have either examined changes in species diversity over time or they were limited to a single ... was the third key aspect of biodiversity the team examined. For example, intensive, large-scale ...

This new research provides evidence that the rise of mountains directly contributes to species diversity by creating ... in ancient fossil records. For example, a spike in fossil biodiversity ...

Over-fishing and over-harvesting are examples of overexploitation ... However, some species have naturally low genetic diversity in their population but yet remain a viable species.

Biological diversity is under threat ... biodiversity and its ecosystem functions will be affected if, for example, a plant species disappears that has particularly good root systems to protect ...

There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, each filling a different niche on different islands. All of them evolved from one ancestral species, which colonized the ...