SEED RAIN AND SEED BANK REVEAL THAT SEED LIMITATION STRONGLY INFLUENCES PLANT COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY IN GRASSLANDS.

Seed rain and seed bank reveal that seed limitation strongly influences plant community assembly in grasslands.

Dispersal is an important factor in plant community assembly, but assembly studies seldom include information on actual dispersal into communities, i.e.the local propagule pool.The aim of this study was to determine which factors influence plant community assembly by focusing on two phases of the assembly process: the dispersal phase and the establ

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Historical Trajectories of Disaster Risk in Dominica

Abstract The calamitous consequences of 2017 Hurricane Maria for the Caribbean island of Dominica highlighted the acute and increasing susceptibility of the region to disasters.Despite increasing international attention to disaster risk reduction, recovery from hazard events can be especially lengthy and difficult for small island developing states

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