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Fungal strategies in ecological perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

J. P. Grime
J. P. Grime
Affiliation:
Unit of Comparative Plant Ecology (NERC), Department of Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, U.K.
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Synopsis

Evidence now points to the existence of common patterns of functional specialisation in green plants and fungi. It is predicted that further research will reveal the basis for a universal functional classification of organisms which can be used to analyse the assembly rules of communities and ecosystems.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 94: Fungi and Ecological Disturbance , 1988 , pp. 167 - 169
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1988

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