Woody plant encroachment into grasslands: spatial patterns of functional group distribution and community development.
Woody plant encroachment into grasslands has been globally widespread. The woody species invading grasslands represent a variety of contrasting plant functional groups and growth forms. Are some woody plant functional types (PFTs) better suited to invade grasslands than others? To what extent do loc...
Main Authors: | Feng Liu, Steven R Archer, Frances Gelwick, Edith Bai, Thomas W Boutton, Xinyuan Ben Wu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3867480?pdf=render |
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