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Germination phenology determines the propensity for facilitation and competition.
Ecology - 1 Sept 2017
Leverett Lindsay D
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A single plant can interact both positively and negatively with its neighbors through the processes of facilitation and competition, respectively. Much of the variation in the balance of facilitation and competition that individuals experience can be explained by the degree of physical stress and the sizes or ages of plants during the interaction. Germination phenology partly controls both of these factors, but...
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