Open AccessSpatial Pattern Enhances Ecosystem Functioning in an African Savanna
Author(s) -
Robert M. Pringle,
Daniel F. Doak,
Alison K. Brody,
Rudy Jocqué,
Todd M. Palmer
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000377
Subject(s) - ecology , ecosystem , abundance (ecology) , biology , biomass (ecology) , spatial ecology , productivity , trophic level , common spatial pattern , range (aeronautics) , ecosystem services , keystone species , spatial heterogeneity , materials science , economics , composite material , macroeconomics
Termites indirectly enhance plant and animal productivity near their mounds, and the uniform spatial patterning of these mounds enhances the overall productivity of the entire landscape.
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