Publication details
Tracing the signs of local dispersal in the temperate forest understorey using spatially structured vegetation data
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Vegetation Science |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jvs.12835 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12835 |
| Keywords | herbaceous layer; local dispersal; dispersal traits; clonal traits; neighbourhood; dispersal limitation; recruitment limitation; fecundity |
| Description | We studied local dispersal in the forest understorey, by relating the occurrence of species in focal plots with their neighbourhood. We used dispersal, clonal and fecundity-related traits and found a consistent neighbourhood effect on species occurrence, although its link to the traits was rather weak. We argue that patterns of seed deposition may be disrupted by processes other than dispersal. |