Extended Data Fig. 10: Effect of plant species richness on flow uniformity (unitless) of consumers (a) and detritus (b).
From: Biodiversity increases multitrophic energy use efficiency, flow and storage in grasslands
(Supplementary Table 13). Solid lines depict regression lines with 95% confidence intervals (dashed lines). Flow uniformity of consumers is the ratio of the mean of throughflows of each consumer compartment (n=9) to its standard deviation. Flow uniformity of detritus is the ratio of the mean of throughflows of each detritus (n=2) compartment to its standard deviation. Flow uniformity cannot be calculated for plants because plants are represented by only one ecosystem compartment. None of the relationships shown was significant (analysis of variance with sequential sum of squares, type I, n=80; Supplementary Table 13). Shaded areas around regression lines show 95% confidence intervals. Filled dots: plots containing legumes; open dots: plots without legumes.
