dominant species

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Definition

Species that are abundant and have large impacts on community dynamics and ecosystem function, typically defined as those that make up most of the total percent plant cover

dominant species

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Publications (6)

Different aspects of dominance are not equivalent when testing for trade-offs in ant communities

The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects

Integrating natural gradients, experiments, and statistical modeling in a distributed network experiment: An example from the WaRM Network

Plant dominance in a subalpine montane meadow: biotic vs. abiotic controls of subordinate diversity within and across sites

Conditional Exploitation and Context-Dependent Fitness Consequences of Pollination Mutualisms

Aboveground and belowground traits of dominant and sub-dominant species along an elevational gradient.

Related Concepts (10)

root weight fraction

vegetation composition

elevational gradients

mass ratio hypothesis

aboveground net primary productivity

specific leaf area

Organic matter decomposition

Biofuels

Dust control

pH

Frequently Associated Species

Potentilla

Erigeron

Thalictrum fendleri

Helianthella

Thalictrum

Juncus drummondii

Helianthella quinquenervis

Wyethia amplexicaulis

Festuca thurberi

Fragaria virginiana