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light gradient — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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light gradient

Scope: general ecology

Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

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Knowledge graph centered on light gradient with 33 nodes and 119 connections. Top connected: Ligusticum porteri, Spruce, phenological mismatch, herbaceous plants, phenotypic plasticity.

Definition

Environmental gradient of light availability from open sun through intermediate shade to deep shade habitats

Related Terms (2)

light gradientslight environments

Publications (3)

Barriers to Gene Flow across a Light Gradient in Cardamine cordifolia.

The effects of flowering phenology and plant fitness within and across a light quality gradient for a native mustard, <i>Cardamine cordifolia</i>

How do the effects of herbivory and light gradients impact the overall plant fitness within different environments?

Related Concepts (10)

phenological mismatch

phenomenon2 shared papers

local adaptation

theory2 shared papers

reproductive success

metric2 shared papers

ecological speciation

process2 shared papers

frequency-dependent selection

theory1 shared paper

Resource Availability Hypothesis

hypothesis1 shared paper

herbivory impact

process1 shared paper

phenotypic plasticity

process1 shared paper

biogeographic variation

phenomenon1 shared paper

gene flow

process1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Cardamine cordifolia

Brassicaceae3 papers

Ligusticum porteri

Apiaceae2 papers

C. cordifolia

Spruce

riparian plants

herbaceous plants

cottonwood

Culex pipiens

Culicidae1 paper