Soil Nutrients Influence Spatial Distributions of Tropical Tree Species

Soil Nutrients Influence Spatial Distributions of Tropical Tree Species

The importance of niche vs. neutral assembly mechanisms in structuring tropical tree communities remains an important unsettled question in community ecology [Bell G (2005) Ecology 86:1757-1770]. There is ample evidence that species distributions are determined by soils and habitat factors at landsc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2007-01, Vol.104 (3), p.864-869
Hauptverfasser: John, Robert, Dalling, James W., Harms, Kyle E., Yavitt, Joseph B., Stallard, Robert F., Mirabello, Matthew, Hubbell, Stephen P., Valencia, Renato, Navarrete, Hugo, Vallejo, Martha, Foster, Robin B.
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Sprache:eng
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Acid soils
Biodiversity
Biological Sciences
Community structure
Ecosystem
Forest soils
Habitats
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Montane forests
Monte Carlo simulation
Ordination
Population Dynamics
Soil - analysis
Soil nutrients
Soil resources
Soils
South America
Species
Trees
Trees - physiology
Tropical Climate
Tropical forests
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Zusammenfassung:The importance of niche vs. neutral assembly mechanisms in structuring tropical tree communities remains an important unsettled question in community ecology [Bell G (2005) Ecology 86:1757-1770]. There is ample evidence that species distributions are determined by soils and habitat factors at landscape (
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.0604666104