E. coli microcosms indicate a tight link between predictability of ecosystem dynamics and diversity.

The diversity-stability hypothesis proposes that ecosystem diversity is positively correlated with stability. The impact of ecosystem diversity is, however, still debated. In a microcosm experiment using diverged Escherichia coli cells, we show that the fitness of community members depends on the co...

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Main Authors: Marianne Imhof, Christian Schlötterer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1500808?pdf=render