The effects of foundation species on community assembly: a global study on alpine cushion plant communities.

Z, Kikvidze; RW, Brooker; BJ, Butterfield; RM, Callaway; LA, Cavieres; BJ, Cook; CJ, Lortie; R, Michalet; FI, Pugnaire; S, Xiao; F, Anthelme; RG, Björk; BH, Cranston; RG, Gavilan; R, Kanka; E, Lingua; JP, Maalouf; J, Noroozi; R, Parajuli; GK, Phoenix; A, Reid; WM, Ridenour; C, Rixen; C, Schöb

doi:10.1890/14-2443.1

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The effects of foundation species on community assembly: a global study on alpine cushion plant communities.

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Kikvidze Z

Brooker RW

Butterfield BJ

Abstract

Foundation species can change plant community structure by modulating important ecological processes such as community assembly, yet this topic is poorly understood. In alpine systems, cushion plants commonly act as foundation species by ameliorating local conditions. Here, we analyze diversity patt...

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