Rare species contribute disproportionately to the functional structure of species assemblages
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Rare species contribute disproportionately to the functional structure of species assemblages.
There is broad consensus that the diversity of functional traits within species assemblages drives several ecological processes. It is also widely recognized that rare species are the first to become extinct following human-induced disturbances. Surprisingly, however, the functional importance of rare species is still poorly understood, particularly in tropical species-rich assemblages where th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0962-8452,1471-2954
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.0084