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Marten Scheffer1, Remi Vergnon2, J Hans C Cornelissen3, Stijn Hantson4, Milena Holmgren5, Egbert H van Nes6, Chi Xu7.
Abstract
An analysis of the maximum height of woody plant species across the globe reveals that an intermediate size is remarkably rare. We speculate that this may be due to intrinsic suboptimality or to ecosystem bistability with open landscapes favouring shrubs, and closed canopies propelling trees to excessive tallness.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID： 24951396 DOI： 10.1016/j.tree.2014.06.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Ecol Evol ISSN： 0169-5347 Impact factor: 17.712