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rivet hypothesis: a standalone construct

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rivethypothesis1 CONSTRUCTRivet hypothesisLAWTON · BIODIVERSITY AND

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Biodiversity and ecosystem function

the hypothesis that each species contributes to ecosystem function like a rivet in a plane, so losses degrade function and can trigger sudden failure.

In biodiversity and ecosystem function, rivet hypothesis refers to the hypothesis that each species contributes to ecosystem function like a rivet in a plane, so losses degrade function and can trigger sudden failure. This meaning comes from Lawton (1994) in Oikos.[1]

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idiosyncratic hypothesis1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructbiodiversity3 names · 4 citationsjangle · one idea, four rival measuresecosystem3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

  1. Lawton, J. H. (1994). What Do Species Do in Ecosystems? Oikos, 71(3), 367. https://doi.org/10.2307/3545824

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