Functional similarity and competitive symmetry control productivity in mixtures of Mediterranean perennial grasses.

Competition is a major factor structuring plant communities and controlling their productivity. The functional similarity between the interacting species and the context resource availability are assumed to be most critical factors that modulate the strength, sign, and outcome of plant competition,...

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Main Authors: Luna Morcillo, Azucena Camacho-Garzón, Juan Sebastián Calderón, Susana Bautista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221667