Concepts
4 concepts
process
trait filtering
Environmental processes that filter trait values admitted by changing abiotic and biotic conditions, maintaining trait distributions through phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation
process
herbivore preference
Selective feeding behavior of herbivores that favors certain plant traits or genotypes over others
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facilitation
process
temperature buffering
When clustered plants experience facilitative interactions that cause leaves to be cooler relative to surrounding soils