Ecological diversification among nine species of Pohlia (Musci) in western North America
Nine North American species of Pohlia, section Pohliella, form a complex of morphologically and ecologically similar species. In western North America, where there is a broad region of overlap in geographic ranges, they frequently grow together in various combinations. Over 300 soil samples represen...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/b81-290 2023-12-17T10:51:12+01:00 Ecological diversification among nine species of Pohlia (Musci) in western North America Shaw, A. Jonathan 1981 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b81-290 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b81-290 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Botany volume 59, issue 12, page 2359-2378 ISSN 0008-4026 Plant Science journal-article 1981 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/b81-290 2023-11-19T13:39:22Z Nine North American species of Pohlia, section Pohliella, form a complex of morphologically and ecologically similar species. In western North America, where there is a broad region of overlap in geographic ranges, they frequently grow together in various combinations. Over 300 soil samples representative of these species were analyzed with respect to organic matter content, pH, and concentrations of exchangeable calcium and magnesium ions, and each species was found to be distinctive in terms of these environmental factors. Morphologically variable species tend to be ecologically and geographically widespread, while less variable species tend to be more restricted. Species with a predominance of primitive morphological features occur primarily on tundra soils of intermediate pH, while morphologically advanced species inhabit road banks or other disturbed sites where the pH may be high or low. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Botany 59 12 2359 2378 |
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Nine North American species of Pohlia, section Pohliella, form a complex of morphologically and ecologically similar species. In western North America, where there is a broad region of overlap in geographic ranges, they frequently grow together in various combinations. Over 300 soil samples representative of these species were analyzed with respect to organic matter content, pH, and concentrations of exchangeable calcium and magnesium ions, and each species was found to be distinctive in terms of these environmental factors. Morphologically variable species tend to be ecologically and geographically widespread, while less variable species tend to be more restricted. Species with a predominance of primitive morphological features occur primarily on tundra soils of intermediate pH, while morphologically advanced species inhabit road banks or other disturbed sites where the pH may be high or low. |
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Ecological diversification among nine species of Pohlia (Musci) in western North America |
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