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Walter’s two-layer hypothesis revisited: back to the roots!

Walter (Jahrb Wiss Bot 87:750–860, 1939) proposed a two-layer hypothesis, an equilibrium explanation for coexistence of savanna trees and grasses. This hypothesis relies on vertical niche partitioning and assumed that grasses are more water-use efficient than trees and use subsurface water while tre...

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Autores principales: Ward, David, Wiegand, Kerstin, Getzin, Stephan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3679411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23266712
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-012-2538-y