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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2012
Healthy ecosystems include many species (high richness) with similar abundances (high evenness). Thus, both aspects of biodiversity are worthy of conservation. Simultaneously conserving richness and evenness might be difficult, however, if, for example, the restoration of previously absent species to low densities brings a cost in reduced evenness. Using metaâanalysis, we searched for benefits to biodiversity following adoption of two common landâmanagement schemes: the implementation of organic practices by farmers and of controlled burning by naturalâland managers.