Changes in coexistence mechanisms along a long-term soil chronosequence revealed by functional trait diversity

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 678-689

  Mason, Norman W H ^a   Richardson, Sarah J ^b   Peltzer, Duane A ^b   de Bello, Francesco ^c   Wardle, David A ^b,d   Allen, Robert B ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Determinants of plant community diversity and structure; Environmental filtering; Forest ecosystem development; Limiting similarity; Long term community assembly; Niche complementarity; Nutrient stress; Phosphorus limitation; Species richness; Succession

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSEQUENCE; COEXISTENCE; CONVERGENCE; DIVERGENCE; LIMITING FACTOR; NICHE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAINFOREST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE USE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

EID: 84859731840     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.01965.x     Document Type: Article

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