Biogeochemical and Ecomorphological Niche Segregation of Mediterranean Woody Species along a Local Gradient

According with niche theory the species are specialized in different ecological niches, being able to coexist as result of a differential use of resources. In this context, the biogeochemical niche hypothesis proposes that species have an optimal elemental composition which results from the link bet...

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Main Authors: Enrique G. de la Riva, Teodoro Marañón, Cyrille Violle, Rafael Villar, Ignacio M. Pérez-Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01242/full