Intraspecific trait variation in grassland plant species reveals fine-scale strategy trade-offs and size differentiation that underpins performance in ecological communities

Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 939-952

  Bilton, Mark C ^a,b,c,d   Whitlock, Raj ^a   Grime, J Philip ^a   Marion, Glenn ^c   Pakeman, Robin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c JCMB   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Genotypic diversity; Perennial grasses; Primary plant strategies; Species coexistence; Trait trade offs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GRASS; GRASSLAND; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PERENNIAL PLANT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADE-OFF;

FESTUCA OVINA; KOELERIA MACRANTHA; POACEAE;

EID: 78650325636     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B10-065     Document Type: Article

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