Modern Climate and Soil Properties Explain Functional Structure Better Than Phylogenetic Structure of Plant Communities in Northern China

Examination of the mechanisms of the plant community assembly at a geographical scale is an interesting topic in ecology and biogeography, which are of great significance for the understanding of species coexistence and biodiversity conservation. But so far, only a few studies have simultaneously as...

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Main Authors: Yabo Shi, Chuang Su, Mingchen Wang, Xinliang Liu, Cunzhu Liang, Liqing Zhao, Xinyu Zhang, Hugjiltu Minggagud, Gang Feng, Wenhong Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.531947/full