Positive interactions can increase size inequality in plant populations
By Chengjin Chu, J. Weiner, Fernando T. Maestre, S. Xiao, Youshi Wang, Qi Li, Jianli Yuan, Luqiang Zhao, Zhengwei Ren, Gang Wang. 2009
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1. Large variation in the size of individuals is a ubiquitous feature of natural plant populations. While the role of competition in generating this variation has been studied extensively, the potential effects of positive interactions among plants, which are common in high‐stress environments, have not been investigated.
Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science
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- Evolutionary history and underlying adaptation of alpine plants on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (2014, background): “For most herbal species occurring in harsh habitats, it needs to be explored whether individual–individual actions may be more positive than negative when density is not too high, which facilitates the mutual growth (Chu et al., 2009).”