Shifts in plant resource use strategies across climate and soil gradients in dryland steppe communities
B Fan, AC Westerband, IJ Wright, P Gao, N Ding, D Ai… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Background and aims Despite being Earth's largest biome and a key contributor to global
energy budgets, arid regions (or drylands) are critically understudied relative to mesic …
energy budgets, arid regions (or drylands) are critically understudied relative to mesic …
Testing the Functional and Phylogenetic Assembly of Plant Communities in Gobi Deserts of Northern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
J Wang, Y Wang, M Qu, Y Feng, B Wu, Q Lu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The mechanism governing plant community assembly across large-scale Gobi deserts
remains unclear. Here, we inferred the roles of different assembly processes in structuring …
remains unclear. Here, we inferred the roles of different assembly processes in structuring …
Low replicability of testing the stress–dominance hypothesis using a trait convergence/divergence pattern
N Pakgohar, S Barabás, M Ćuk… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Ecological theories predict that assembly processes are driven by two deterministic
forces: environmental filtering and limiting similarity. Their relative importance under different …
forces: environmental filtering and limiting similarity. Their relative importance under different …
Evidence that spatial scale and environment factors explain grassland community assembly in woodland–grassland ecotones
C Zheng, H Shi, J Wei, M Cui, Z Lin, Y Gao… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
How communities of living organisms assemble has long been a central question in
ecology. The impact of habitat filtering and limiting similarity on plant community structures is …
ecology. The impact of habitat filtering and limiting similarity on plant community structures is …
Influence of Habitat Filtering and Competition Exclusion on the Community Assembly of El Bayadh Steppe (Algeria)
C PREVIL, W El ZEREY… - Asma and OlOUMANE … - papers.ssrn.com
Understanding community assembly mechanisms is crucial for addressing ecosystem
conservation and restoration. Ecological literature suggests that habitat filtering plays a …
conservation and restoration. Ecological literature suggests that habitat filtering plays a …