Differentiation of Environmental Conditions Promotes Variation of Two <i>Quercus wutaishanica</i> Community Assembly Patterns

Two contradictory niche-based processes, environmental filtering and competitive exclusion, are important ecological processes in community assembly. <i>Quercus wutaishanica</i> forests are the climax communities in the Qinling Mountains and the Loess Plateau, China. Since these areas ar...

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Main Authors: Mao Wang, Jinshi Xu, Yongfu Chai, Yaoxin Guo, Xiao Liu, Ming Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-12-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/1/43