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DOI	10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118057
	Coexistence of three common species in a temperate mixed forest: Linking seedling microhabitats and functional traits
	Guo Y.; Zhao P.; Zhou Z.; Yi J.; Chai Y.; Yue M.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0378-1127
卷号	465
英文摘要	Community ecologists often assume that species-level trait differences drive habitat differentiation that promotes species coexistence. Direct empirical studies testing trait–habitat relationships in forest ecosystems are critical for understanding the functional basis of tree coexistence and predicting the effects of forest disturbance on diversity, but such studies have been rarely performed. Considering the importance of the regeneration niche in tree coexistence, here, we tested regeneration niche differentiation and species-level trait–habitat relationships by measuring nine microhabitat variables and seven functional traits of seedlings of three common tree species in a temperate mixed forest in Taibai Mountain in China. Our results showed that most tree seedlings grew in microhabitats with more light and distant neighbor than random points. The three species were separated in the microhabitat space defined by canopy cover and neighbor distance gradients and in the trait space defined by leaf economic traits, seed mass, and wood density. Leaf economic traits were mostly related to light microhabitat variables, whereas seed mass and stem wood density were mostly associated with neighbor distance. These results suggested that the heterogeneity of light availability and neighbor distance were the main ecological gradients in distinguishing different tree species in seedling microhabitats. Differences in seedling functional traits drive the differentiation of species regeneration niches, potentially facilitating the coexistence of tree species. Leaf economic traits, seed mass, and wood density could be used to predict the regeneration microhabitat of tree species. © 2020
英文关键词	Functional traits; Regeneration niche; Seedling microhabitat; Species coexistence; Temperate forest
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Ecosystems; Hardwoods; Functional traits; Microhabitats; Regeneration niche; Species coexistence; Temperate forests; Reforestation; coexistence; functional role; heterogeneity; light availability; microhabitat; mixed forest; niche partitioning; plant community; seedling; temperate environment; Distance; Ecosystems; Hardwoods; Light; Mass; Reforestation; Trees; Wood Density; China; Qinling Mountains; Shaanxi; Taibai Mountain
来源期刊	Forest Ecology and Management
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/155300
作者单位	Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Ministry of Education), Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Guo Y.,Zhao P.,Zhou Z.,et al. Coexistence of three common species in a temperate mixed forest: Linking seedling microhabitats and functional traits[J],2020,465.
APA	Guo Y.,Zhao P.,Zhou Z.,Yi J.,Chai Y.,&Yue M..(2020).Coexistence of three common species in a temperate mixed forest: Linking seedling microhabitats and functional traits.Forest Ecology and Management,465.
MLA	Guo Y.,et al."Coexistence of three common species in a temperate mixed forest: Linking seedling microhabitats and functional traits".Forest Ecology and Management 465(2020).