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Concepts
2 concepts
hypothesis
competitive release
Hypothesis that parasitism of dominant plant species reduces their competitive ability, allowing less competitive species to increase in abundance
hypothesis
mass ratio hypothesis
Species with greater primary production exert the main controls for the functioning of ecosystems due to greater aboveground abundance of biomass or leaf area that promotes resource uptake