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1 Online-Ressource (128 Seiten, 4504KB)
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For more than two centuries, plant ecologists have aimed to understand how environmental gradients and biotic interactions shape the distribution and co-occurrence of plant species. In recent years, functional trait–based approaches have been increasingly used to predict patterns of species co-occurrence and species distributions along environmental gradients (trait–environment relationships). Functional traits are measurable properties at the individual level that correlate well with important processes. Thus, they allow us to identify general patterns by synthesizing studies across specific taxonomic compositions, thereby fostering our understanding of the underlying processes of species assembly. However, the importance of specific processes have been shown to be highly dependent on the spatial scale under consideration. In particular, it remains uncertain which mechanisms drive species assembly and allow for plant species coexistence at smaller, more local spatial scales. [...]
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Dissertation Potsdam, Universität Potsdam 2019
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bergholz, Kolja Trait-based understanding of plant species distributions along environmental gradients Potsdam, 2018
Language:
English
Keywords:
Biodiversität
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Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.25932/publishup-42634
URN:
urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-426341
URL:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-426341
URL:
https://d-nb.info/1218404604/34
Author information:
Petermann, Jana S. 1978-
Author information:
Jeltsch, Florian 1962-
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