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Adaptive survival mechanisms and growth limitations of small-stature herb species across a plant diversity gradient.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Sept 2008
Dassler A, Roscher C, Temperton V M, Schumacher J, Schulze E-D
Abstract excerpt
Several biodiversity experiments have shown positive effects of species richness on aboveground biomass production, but highly variable responses of individual species. The well-known fact that the competitive ability of plant species depends on size differences among species, raises the question of effects of community species richness on small-stature subordinate species. We used experimental grasslands...
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