Stochastic assembly in a subtropical forest chronosequence: evidence from contrasting changes of species, phylogenetic and functional dissimilarity over succession
Deterministic and stochastic processes jointly determine the community dynamics of forest succession. However, it has been widely held in previous studies that deterministic processes dominate forest succession. Furthermore, inference of mechanisms for community assembly may be misleading if based o...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5013490/ |