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Placing biodiversity in ecosystem models without getting lost in translation

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Trait-based approaches for understanding microbial biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

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Modelling spatial and temporal patterns in size-structured marine plankton communities: top–down and bottom–up controls

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Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity

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Adding complex trophic interactions to a size-spectral plankton model: Emergent diversity patterns and limits on predictability

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A nonparametric method for the measurement of size diversity with emphasis on data standardization

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A trait-based approach for downscaling complexity in plankton ecosystem models

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Optimal uptake kinetics: physiological acclimation explains the pattern of nitrate uptake by phytoplankton in the ocean

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Trait-Based Community Ecology of Phytoplankton

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Diversity predicts stability and resource use efficiency in natural phytoplankton communities

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