Soil Nutrients Influence Spatial Distributions of Tropical Tree Species

The importance of niche vs. neutral assembly mechanisms in structuring tropical tree communities remains an important unsettled question in community ecology [Bell G (2005) Ecology 86:1757-1770]. There is ample evidence that species distributions are determined by soils and habitat factors at landsc...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2007-01, Vol.104 (3), p.864-869
Main Authors: John, Robert, Dalling, James W., Harms, Kyle E., Yavitt, Joseph B., Stallard, Robert F., Mirabello, Matthew, Hubbell, Stephen P., Valencia, Renato, Navarrete, Hugo, Vallejo, Martha, Foster, Robin B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acid soils
Biodiversity
Biological Sciences
Community structure
Ecosystem
Forest soils
Habitats
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Montane forests
Monte Carlo simulation
Ordination
Population Dynamics
Soil - analysis
Soil nutrients
Soil resources
Soils
South America
Species
Trees
Trees - physiology
Tropical Climate
Tropical forests
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Summary:The importance of niche vs. neutral assembly mechanisms in structuring tropical tree communities remains an important unsettled question in community ecology [Bell G (2005) Ecology 86:1757-1770]. There is ample evidence that species distributions are determined by soils and habitat factors at landscape (
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.0604666104