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Jose Antonio Navarro-Cano1,2, Marta Goberna2, Alfonso Valiente-Banuet3,4
1Departamento de Ecología Vegetal, Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificación (CSIC-UVEG-GV), Carretera Moncada - Náquera, km 4.5, Moncada, Valencia, 46113, Spain.
Ecology Letters
|December 31, 2020
Summary
Plant traits shape ecological networks. Functionally similar nurse plants facilitate similar seedling species, avoiding competition, which structures plant communities for restoration.
Area of Science:
- Ecology
- Plant Community Ecology
- Ecosystem Restoration
Background:
- Understanding plant traits driving facilitation is key for community assembly and restoration.
- Phylogenetic structure of plant facilitation networks is known, but underlying traits remain unclear.
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