Genetic variation in plant morphology contributes to the species-level structure of grassland communities

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1344-1354

  Whitlock, R A J ^a   Grime, J Phil ^a   Burke, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carex caryophyllea; Community ecology; Community genetics; Genetic diversity; Grasslands; Plant traits; Sedges; Species abundance; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GRASSLAND; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; MONOCULTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SEDGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; CYPERACEAE; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY;

CAREX PLANT; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE;

CAREX; CAREX CARYOPHYLLEA;

EID: 77951851541     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-2098.1     Document Type: Article

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