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Intraspecific leaf trait variability along a boreal-to-tropical community diversity gradient.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Bastias Cristina C, Fortunel Claire, Valladares Fernando, Baraloto Christopher, Benavides Raquel, Cornwell William, Markesteijn Lars, de Oliveira Alexandre A, Sansevero Jeronimo B B, Vaz Marcel C, Kraft Nathan J B
Abstract excerpt
Disentangling the mechanisms that shape community assembly across diversity gradients is a central matter in ecology. While many studies have explored community assembly through species average trait values, there is a growing understanding that intraspecific trait variation (ITV) can also play a critical role in species coexistence. Classic biodiversity theory hypothesizes that higher diversity at species-rich...
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