Ground layer plant species turnover and beta diversity in southern-European old-growth forests.

Different assembly processes may simultaneously affect local-scale variation of species composition in temperate old-growth forests. Ground layer species diversity reflects chance colonization and persistence of low-dispersal species, as well as fine-scale environmental heterogeneity. The latter dep...

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Main Authors: Francesco Maria Sabatini, Sabina Burrascano, Hanna Tuomisto, Carlo Blasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3991708?pdf=render