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Effects of ultraviolet-B irradiance on intraspecific competition and facilitation of plants: self-thinning, size inequality, and phenotypic plasticity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Zhang Rui-Chang, Lin Yue, Yue Ming, Li Qian, Zhang Xiao-Fei, Liu Xiao, Chi Hong, Chai Yong-Fu, Wang Mao
Abstract excerpt
(1) The effects of facilitation on the structure and dynamics of plant populations have not been studied so widely as competition. The UV-B radiation, as a typical environmental factor causing stress, may result in direct stress and facilitation. (2) The effects of UV-B radiation on intraspecific competition and facilitation were investigated based on the following three predictions on self-thinning, size...
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