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Functional Traits and Niche-Based Tree Community Assembly in an Amazonian Forest
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It is debated whether species-level differences in ecological strategy, which play a key role in much of coexistence theory, are important in structuring highly diverse communities. We examined the co-occurrence patterns of over 1100 tree species in a 25-hectare Amazonian forest plot in relation to field-measured functional traits. Using a null model approach, we show that co-occurring trees are often less ecologically similar than a niche-free (neutral) model predicts. Furthermore, we find evidence for processes that simultaneously drive convergence and divergence in key aspects of plant strategy, suggesting that at least two distinct niche-based processes are occurring. Our results show that strategy differentiation among species contributes to the maintenance of diversity in one of the most diverse tropical forests in the world.
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- Authors
- Kraft, N. J. B., Valencia, R., & Ackerly, D. D.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2008-10-24
- Volume
- 322
- Issue
- 5901
- Pages
- 580-582
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2077637812
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- 1,224
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 36.45
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- Language
- en
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- closed
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