Emergent global patterns of ecosystem structure and function from a mechanistic general ecosystem model.

Anthropogenic activities are causing widespread degradation of ecosystems worldwide, threatening the ecosystem services upon which all human life depends. Improved understanding of this degradation is urgently needed to improve avoidance and mitigation measures. One tool to assist these efforts is p...

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Main Authors: Michael B J Harfoot, Tim Newbold, Derek P Tittensor, Stephen Emmott, Jon Hutton, Vassily Lyutsarev, Matthew J Smith, Jörn P W Scharlemann, Drew W Purves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3995663?pdf=render