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Why trees and shrubs but rarely trubs?
Scheffer, Marten; Vergnon, Remi; Cornelissen, J Hans C; Hantson, Stijn; Holmgren, Milena; van Nes, Egbert H; Xu, Chi.
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  • Scheffer M; Department of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: marten.scheffer@gmail.com.
  • Vergnon R; Department of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
  • Cornelissen JH; Systems Ecology, Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Hantson S; Department of Geography and Geology, University of Alcala, C/Colegios 2, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
  • Holmgren M; Resource Ecology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  • van Nes EH; Department of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  • Xu C; Department of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, P.R. China.
Trends Ecol Evol ; 29(8): 433-4, 2014 Aug.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24951396
An analysis of the maximum height of woody plant species across the globe reveals that an intermediate size is remarkably rare. We speculate that this may be due to intrinsic suboptimality or to ecosystem bistability with open landscapes favouring shrubs, and closed canopies propelling trees to excessive tallness.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Árvores / Fenômenos Fisiológicos Vegetais / Desenvolvimento Vegetal Idioma: En Revista: Trends Ecol Evol Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Árvores / Fenômenos Fisiológicos Vegetais / Desenvolvimento Vegetal Idioma: En Revista: Trends Ecol Evol Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article