The tortoise and the hare: Reducing resource availability shifts competitive balance between plant species

Dean E. Pearson; Yvette K. Ortega; John L. Maron

doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12736

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The tortoise and the hare: Reducing resource availability shifts competitive balance between plant species

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Authors:

Dean E. Pearson, Yvette K. Ortega, John L. Maron

Year:

2017

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12736

Source:

Journal of Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12736.

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Abstract

Determining how changes in abiotic conditions influence community interactions is a fundamental challenge in ecology. Meeting this challenge is increasingly imperative in the Anthropocene where climate change and exotic species introductions alter abiotic context and biotic composition to reshuffle natural systems.

Keywords

abiotic, anthropogenic change, biological control, climate change, competition, drought, herbivory, invasion, life-history strategy, precipitation

Citation

Pearson, Dean E.; Ortega, Yvette K.; Maron, John L. 2017. The tortoise and the hare: Reducing resource availability shifts competitive balance between plant species. Journal of Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12736.