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All species are important, but some species are more important than others

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Foundation species control biodiversity and ecosystem processes, but are difficult to identify. In this issue of Journal of Vegetation Science, Elumeeva et al. show that Festuca varia and Nardus stricta act… Click to show full abstract

Foundation species control biodiversity and ecosystem processes, but are difficult to identify. In this issue of Journal of Vegetation Science, Elumeeva et al. show that Festuca varia and Nardus stricta act as foundation species in the Caucasus’ alpine. This paper augments the piecemeal literature on foundation species while highlighting the need for more comprehensive approaches to their identification and conservation. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keywords: important species; foundation species; species important; important others

Journal Title: Journal of Vegetation Science
Year Published: 2017

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