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Seed availability constrains plant species sorting along a soil fertility gradient

  1. Bryan L. Foster1,*,
  2. Erin J. Questad2,
  3. Cathy D. Collins3,
  4. Cheryl A. Murphy1,
  5. Timothy L. Dickson4,
  6. Val H. Smith1

Article first published online: 22 DEC 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01769.x

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Journal of Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volume 99, Issue 2, pages 473–481, March 2011

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Foster, B. L., Questad, E. J., Collins, C. D., Murphy, C. A., Dickson, T. L. and Smith, V. H. (2011), Seed availability constrains plant species sorting along a soil fertility gradient. Journal of Ecology, 99: 473–481. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01769.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Haworth Hall, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA

  2. 2

    USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, 60 Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

  3. 3

    Biology Department, Washington University at St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA

  4. 4

    Tyson Research Center, Washington University at St. Louis, 6750 Tyson Valley Road, Eureka, MO 63025, USA

* Correspondence author. E-mail: bfoster@ku.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 FEB 2011
  2. Article first published online: 22 DEC 2010
  3. Received 8 July 2010; accepted 5 November 2010 Handling Editor: Scott Wilson

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