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ScienceDaily: Top Science News

ScienceDaily: Top Science News


Jostling for position: Competition at the root of diversity in rainforests

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:29 AM PST

Another attractive theory falls foul of the facts. A census of trees in rainforests on three continents has confirmed that competition plays a central role in structuring communities. This contradicts the so-called neutral theory in ecology, which views random fluctuations as the decisive factor.

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