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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 |
| Affiliation: | 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 |