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functional convergence

Scope: community ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on functional convergence with 30 nodes and 107 connections. Top connected: Asteraceae, Erigeron, Helianthella, herbaceous plants, Helianthella quinquenervis.

Definition

Process where remaining plant community converged functionally toward a species composition whose traits resembled the previously removed dominant species

Related Terms (1)

trait convergence

Publications (1)

article

Aboveground resilience to species loss but belowground resistance to nitrogen addition in a montane plant community

2017Journal of Plant Ecologycentral

Related Concepts (4)

species diversity

metric2 shared papers

specific leaf area

measurement1 shared paper

resilience

framework1 shared paper

resource-ratio theory

theory1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Erigeron

Asteraceae1 paper

Festuca

Poaceae1 paper

herbaceous plants

1 paper

pocket gophers

1 paper

Festuca thurberi

Poaceae1 paper

Elymus glaucus

Poaceae1 paper

Erigeron speciosus

Asteraceae1 paper

Festuca thuriberi

1 paper

Helianthella quinquenervis

Asteraceae1 paper

F. thurberi

1 paper