Article
Alternative plant designs: consequences for community assembly and ecosystem functioning.
Annals of botany - 9 Mar 2020
Dias André Tavares Corrêa, Rosado Bruno H P, De Bello Francesco, Pistón Nuria, De Mattos Eduardo A
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BACKGROUND: Alternative organism designs (i.e. the existence of distinct combinations of traits leading to the same function or performance) are a widespread phenomenon in nature and are considered an important mechanism driving the evolution and maintenance of species trait diversity. However, alternative designs are rarely considered when investigating assembly rules and species effects on ecosystem...
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