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Rare species drive local trait diversity in two geographically disjunct examples of a naturally rare alpine ecosystem in New Zealand |
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| Authors: | Sarah J Richardson Peter A Williams Norman W H Mason Rowan P Buxton Shannel P Courtney Brian D Rance Beverley R Clarkson Robert J B Hoare Mark G St John Susan K Wiser |
| Institution: | 1. Landcare Research, , PO Box 40 Lincoln, 7640 New Zealand;2. Landcare Research, , Nelson, 7042 New Zealand;3. Landcare Research, , Hamilton, 3240 New Zealand;4. Department of Conservation, Nelson Marlborough Conservancy Office, , Nelson, 7042 New Zealand;5. Department of Conservation, Southland Conservancy Office, , PO Box 743 Invercargill, 9840 New Zealand;6. Landcare Research, , Auckland, 1142 New Zealand |
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| Keywords: | Assembly rules Diversity partitioning Functional diversity Granite gravel field Leaf nutrient concentrations Phylogenetic diversity Plant functional trait Rare species |