Species richness peaks for intermediate levels of biomass in a fractal succession with quasi-neutral interactions
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A scaling relationship between various species and total community biomass are used to propose a new self-similar process of biomass partitioning during a community assembly process. The results have illustrated that quasi-neutral interactions among coexisting species lead to the most commonly observed pattern, an envelope where diversity peaks at intermediate values of total biomass.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2006
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Predicting root biomass from branching patterns of Douglas-fir root systems
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Branching networks such as river systems and tree crowns found in nature are said to be self-similar, or following scale-invariant branching rules. The study uses the root systems of the Douglas-fir to establish a relationship between trunk diameter and root mass.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2003
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The long-term relationship between plant diversity and total plant biomass depends on the mechanism maintaining diversity
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The relationship between plant diversity and total plant biomass is discussed. The potential of niche differences among plants promote high total biomass in polyculture is investigated.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2003
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