Species evenness affects ecosystem processes in situ via diversity in the adaptive strategies of dominant species

Plant Ecology

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 333-345

  Cerabolini, Bruno ^a   Pierce, Simon ^a   Luzzaro, Alessandra ^a   Ossola, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; CSR theory; Plant functional type; Standing crop; Sub alpine prairie

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CATTLE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; GRAZING; LEAF AREA INDEX; MANURE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PRAIRIE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

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EID: 77951978257     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9677-1     Document Type: Article

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