dc.contributor.author |
Kraft, Nathan J. B. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Valencia, Renato |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ackerly, David D. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-04-21T16:39:24Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-04-21T16:39:24Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Kraft, Nathan J. B., Valencia, Renato, and Ackerly, David D. 2008. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/15911">Functional traits and niche-based tree community assembly in an Amazonian forest</a>." <em>Science</em>. 322 (5901):580–582. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1160662">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1160662</a> |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0036-8075 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10088/15911 |
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dc.description.abstract |
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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dc.relation.ispartof |
Science |
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dc.title |
Functional traits and niche-based tree community assembly in an Amazonian forest |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.srbnumber |
76954 |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1126/science.1160662 |
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rft.jtitle |
Science |
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rft.volume |
322 |
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rft.issue |
5901 |
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rft.spage |
580 |
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rft.epage |
582 |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
NH-EOL |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
STRI |
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dc.citation.spage |
580 |
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dc.citation.epage |
582 |
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