Changing assembly rules during secondary succession: evidence for non-random patterns

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 52; pp. 46 - 56
• Main Authors: Csecserits, Anikó, Halassy, Melinda, Lhotsky, Barbara, Rédei, Tamás, Somay, László, Botta-Dukát, Zoltán
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.05.2021
• Subjects: applied ecology; botanical composition; community structure; Environmental filter; Functional diversity; leaf area; Limiting similarity; Null-model; Old-field; pollination; Sandy grassland; secondary succession; seed weight; time series analysis; Traits; Old-field; Sandy grassland; Limiting similarity; Environmental filter; Null-model; Functional diversity; Traits

Describing the rules of community assembly is a central topic of ecology. Studying successional processes through a trait-based null model approach can help to better understand the rules of community assembly. According to theoretical considerations, at the beginning of succession - after getting o...