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Does functional trait diversity predict above-ground biomass and productivity of tropical forests? Testing three alternative hypotheses

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Forest productivity increases with evenness, species richness and trait variation: a global meta-analysis

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Is understory plant species diversity driven by resource quantity or resource heterogeneity?

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Plant diversity effects on soil microorganisms support the singular hypothesis

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Biodiversity in a complex world: consolidation and progress in functional biodiversity research

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Biodiversity, productivity and the temporal stability of productivity: patterns and processes

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