Disturbance is the principal α-scale filter determining niche differentiation, coexistence and biodiversity in an alpine community - PIERCE, SIMON; LUZZARO, ALESSANDRA; CACCIANIGA, MARCO; CERIANI, ROBERTA M; CERABOLINI, BRUNO (The Journal of ecology, 2007)
Keywords: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Carex; Carex curvula; co-occurrence; coexistence; correspondence analysis; CSR theory; functional diversity; functional diversity index; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; grazing; multidimensional scaling; multivariate analysis; niche differentiation; pastures; plant communities; species diversity; species richness; stress response; stress tolerance; topology; vegetation; niche differentiation; Theory; CSR theory; functional diversity index; Coexistence; Perturbation; Biodiversity; Functional diversity; co-occurrence; Ecological niche; Differentiation; Community; Species richness