A test of priority effect persistence in semi-natural grasslands through the removal of plant functional groups during community assembly

It is known that during plant community assembly, the early colonizing species can affect the establishment, growth or reproductive success of later arriving species, often resulting in unpredictable assembly ...

Source: BMC Ecology - April 26, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: Kenny Helsen, Martin Hermy and Olivier Honnay Source Type: research