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mass ratio hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Ecology

the proposal that ecosystem functions are set mainly by the traits of the dominant species, in proportion to their share of biomass.

In ecology, mass ratio hypothesis refers to the proposal that ecosystem functions are set mainly by the traits of the dominant species, in proportion to their share of biomass. This meaning comes from Grime (1998) in Journal of Ecology.[1]

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  1. Grime, J. P. (1998). Benefits of plant diversity to ecosystems: immediate, filter and founder effects. Journal of Ecology, 86(6), 902-910. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00306.x

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