Edaphic conditions affect plant life‐history trait syndromes in a tropical ancient biodiverse ecosystem

• Published in: Austral ecology Vol. 49; no. 2
• Main Authors: Gomes, Vanessa M., Renton, Michael, Riviera, Fiamma, Hobbs, Richard J., Aguilar, Ramiro, Fernandes, Geraldo Wilson
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Richmond Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2024
• Subjects: campo rupestre; canga; Disorders; dissimilarity; ecosystems; Functional groups; habitats; Heterogeneity; landscapes; life history; mineral soils; mountaintop ecosystems; OCBIL; phenology; Plant communities; plant functional traits; Plants (botany); Pollination; rupestrian grassland; Seed dispersal; soil; Soil chemistry; Soils; Species classification; Substrates; vegetation

A functional approach to understand natural plant communities helps elucidate the dynamics of environmental filters and community assembly. Species classification into functional groups allows the translation of ecological complexity into simplified and applicable knowledge. Here, we developed a pla...