2014
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-014-0302-6
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CSR analysis of plant functional types in highly diverse tropical grasslands of harsh environments

Abstract: The classification of plant species according to the CSR ecological strategy scheme has been proposed as a common language that allows comparison among species, communities and floras.Although several studies on European continent have demonstrated a consistent association between CSR strategies and key ecosystem processes, studies of this type are still lacking in other ecoregions worldwide. For the first time the CSR strategy scheme is applied in a tropical plant community. In a Brazilian mountain grassland … Show more

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“…Symbols in panels (c) and (d) represent sites with 15 vegetation plots of 1×1 m 2 . Data for sandy and stony grasslands are modified from Negreiros et al (2014) and Le Stradic et al (2015a) Therefore, the main process favouring heterozygosity in campo rupestre species should be effective crosspollination by highly mobile vectors such as birds and large bees. Dioecy may also be an important trait maintaining genetic diversity among populations (Gomes et al 2004).…”
Section: Mutualistic Plant-animal Interactionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Symbols in panels (c) and (d) represent sites with 15 vegetation plots of 1×1 m 2 . Data for sandy and stony grasslands are modified from Negreiros et al (2014) and Le Stradic et al (2015a) Therefore, the main process favouring heterozygosity in campo rupestre species should be effective crosspollination by highly mobile vectors such as birds and large bees. Dioecy may also be an important trait maintaining genetic diversity among populations (Gomes et al 2004).…”
Section: Mutualistic Plant-animal Interactionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This can be seen over global (across climate zones and biomes, e.g. Pierce et al., 2017), regional (across vegetation formations) and local ranges (along gradients in salinity, nutrient availability, or physical soil features; e.g., Negreiros, Le Stradic, Fernandes, & Rennó, 2014). Evaluating ecological strategies can also be useful to explain ecological processes, such as productivity, as increases in net primary productivity are found to be associated with environments composed of S‐ and R‐ (at the lower end) to C‐adapted species (at the upper end; Jenkins & Pierce, 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The reference grasslands are oligotrophic, with low phosphorus and potassium supply (Benites et al ; Le Stradic et al ; Silveira et al ). Plant species are thus already adapted to constrained environmental conditions (Negreiros et al ), have developed efficient systems that minimize nutrient loss and optimize resource acquisition, and they are able to accumulate reserves (Abrahão et al ; Oliveira et al , ). We therefore expected plant species from reference grasslands to establish, even at sites with nonoptimal conditions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%