The Importance of Being Random (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

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The Importance of Being Random (1 of 2)

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Students and other helpers are sampling the experimental mesocosm array. This image relates to an article that appeared in the May 27, 2010, issue of Science Express, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Jonathan M. Chase at Washington University in St. Louis in Saint Louis, Miss., is titled, "Stochastic Community Assembly Causes Higher Biodiversity in more Productive Environments."

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Image courtesy of Jonathan Chase

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