Effects of positive interactions, size symmetry of competition and abiotic stress on self-thinning in simulated plant populations | Zendy

Chengjin Chu | Zendy; Jacob Weiner | Zendy; Fernando T. Maestre | Zendy; You-Shi Wang | Zendy; Charles Morris | Zendy; Sa Xiao | Zendy; Jianli Yuan | Zendy; Guozhen Du | Zendy; Gang Wang | Zendy

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Effects of positive interactions, size symmetry of competition and abiotic stress on self-thinning in simulated plant populations

Author(s) -

Chengjin Chu,

Jacob Weiner,

Fernando T. Maestre,

You-Shi Wang,

Charles Morris,

Sa Xiao,

Jianli Yuan,

Guozhen Du,

Gang Wang

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcq145

Subject(s) - thinning , abiotic component , competition (biology) , facilitation , biology , intraspecific competition , abiotic stress , ecology , plant ecology , biochemistry , neuroscience , gene

Competition drives self-thinning (density-dependent mortality) in crowded plant populations. Facilitative interactions have been shown to affect many processes in plant populations and communities, but their effects on self-thinning trajectories have not been investigated.

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