Niche overlap and species assemblage dynamics in an ageing pasture gradient in north-western France

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 212-219

  Decaens T ^a   Margerie, P ^a   Renault, J ^a   Bureau, F ^a   Aubert, M ^a   Hedde, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Assembly rules; Gradient analysis; Grasslands; Niche overlap analysis; Null models; Species based rules; Trait based rules

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DISPERSION; EARTHWORM; FORMALDEHYDE; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; GRASSLAND; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE OVERLAP; ORGANIC CARBON; PASTURE; SOIL CARBON; SPECIES POOL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

FRANCE;

EID: 79953739594     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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