National Natural Science Foundation of China(31000199,30970543,30770360,41021091);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(lzujbky-2012-133,lzujbky-2009-88,lzujbky-2010-49);the Youth Innovation Research Fund for Interdisciplince of Lanzhou University(LZUJC200915);the Department of Zoology,University of Cambridge(to M.D.F.E.);the European Research Council(the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013 to F.T.M./ERC grant agreement no.242658[BIOCOM]).
Aims The process of facilitation,where a species increases the survival,growth,and fitness of another species,is becoming increasingly recognized as a critical factor in shaping the structure of plant communities.This...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(30970465 and 31000199);Research Station of Alpine Meadow and Wetland Ecosystems of Lanzhou University;Academy of Finland.
Spatial processes and environmental control are the two distinct,yet not mutually exclusive forces of community structuring,but the relative importance of these factors is controversial due to the speciesspecific disp...