The forest: an ecosystem with many different functions (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

The forest: an ecosystem with many different functions

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Biodiversity and ecosystem functions rarely form a steadily rising curve. Rather, scientists under the leadership of TUM found empirical and theoretical evidence for strictly concave or strictly convex relationships between biodiversity and economic value.

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K. Baumeister / TUM

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