Functional Diversity in Ferns Is Driven by Species Richness Rather Than by Environmental Constraints

Functional Diversity in Ferns Is Driven by Species Richness Rather Than by Environmental Constraints

Functional traits determine how species interact with their abiotic and biotic environment. In turn, functional diversity describes how assemblages of species as a whole are adapted to their environment, which also determines how they might react to changing conditions. To fully understand functiona...

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Main Authors: Daniela Aros-Mualin, Sarah Noben, Dirk N. Karger, César I. Carvajal-Hernández, Laura Salazar, Adriana Hernández-Rojas, Jürgen Kluge, Michael A. Sundue, Marcus Lehnert, Dietmar Quandt, Michael Kessler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
functional diversity
community assembly
species richness
ferns
elevational gradient
environmental filtering
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.615723/full

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