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Shading and litter mediate the effects of soil fertility on the performance of an understorey herb

Author(s) -

Stella M. Copeland,

Susan Harrison

Publication year - 2016

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/mcw172

Subject(s) - microclimate , abiotic component , biotic component , understory , biology , ecology , litter , soil fertility , species distribution , ecosystem , soil water , environmental science , habitat , canopy

Soil fertility and topographic microclimate are common determinants of plant species distributions. However, biotic conditions also vary along these abiotic gradients, and may mediate their effects on plants. In this study, we investigated whether soils and topographic microclimate acted directly on the performance of a focal understorey plant, or indirectly via changing biotic conditions.

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