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niche packing theory

Scope: community ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on niche packing theory with 10 nodes and 20 connections. Top connected: specific leaf area, functional traits, Subalpine plant community energetics census, Mantel test, leaf economics spectrum.

Definition

Predicts functional and phylogenetic overdispersion in communities where closely related species will compete more strongly than distantly related species, leading to traits being more widely dispersed than predicted by chance

Related Terms (1)

niche packing hypothesis

Publications (1)

student_paper

Competitive hierarchy or niche packing? An examination of the effects of competition on community.

2014central

Related Concepts (4)

specific leaf area

measurement1 shared paper

functional traits

measurement1 shared paper

dominance-generalism trade-off

hypothesis1 shared paper

leaf economics spectrum

framework1 shared paper