Big conclusions can be drawn from the tiny ecosystems that flourish in carnivorous pitcher plants. Manipulating habitat size and predator abundance reveals which is more important to ecosystem dynamics.
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Shurin, J. A pitcher of things to come. Nature 443, 399–400 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/443399a
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