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Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition.
Nature - 14 Jan 2016
Kunstler Georges, Falster Daniel, Coomes David A, Hui Francis, Kooyman Robert M, Laughlin Daniel C, Poorter Lourens, Vanderwel Mark, Vieilledent Ghislain, Wright S Joseph, Aiba Masahiro, Baraloto Christopher, Caspersen John, Cornelissen J Hans C, Gourlet-Fleury Sylvie, Hanewinkel Marc, Herault Bruno, Kattge Jens, Kurokawa Hiroko, Onoda Yusuke, Peñuelas Josep, Poorter Hendrik, Uriarte Maria, Richardson Sarah, Ruiz-Benito Paloma, Sun I-Fang, Ståhl Göran, Swenson Nathan G, Thompson Jill, Westerlund Bertil, Wirth Christian, Zavala Miguel A, Zeng Hongcheng, Zimmerman Jess K, Zimmermann Niklaus E, Westoby Mark
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic traits and their associated trade-offs have been shown to have globally consistent effects on individual plant physiological functions, but how these effects scale up to influence competition, a key driver of community assembly in terrestrial vegetation, has remained unclear. Here we use growth data from more than 3 million trees in over 140,000 plots across the world to show how three key functional...
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