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Plant trait expression responds to establishment timing.
Oecologia - 1 Jun 2015
Brandt Angela J, Leahy S Conor, Zimmerman Nicole M, Burns Jean H
Abstract excerpt
Trait divergence between co-occurring individuals could decrease the strength of competition between these individuals, thus promoting their coexistence. To test this hypothesis, we manipulated establishment timing for four congeneric pairs of perennial plants and assessed trait plasticity. Because soil conditions can affect trait expression and competition, we grew the plants in field-collected soil from each...
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