Different assembly processes drive shifts in species and functional composition in experimental grasslands varying in sown diversity and community history.

The prevalence of different biotic processes (limiting similarity, weaker competitor exclusion) and historical contingency due to priority effects are in the focus of ongoing discussions about community assembly and non-random functional trait distributions.We experimentally manipulated assembly his...

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Main Authors: Christiane Roscher, Jens Schumacher, Uta Gerighausen, Bernhard Schmid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4100744?pdf=render