The idea that higher biological diversity begets more robust and more productive ecosystems is an old one. Only now are convincing experimental tests of the principle emerging.
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Kareiva, P. Diversity and sustainability on the prairie. Nature 379, 673–674 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/379673a0
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