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Record 1 1997-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Embryology
  • Evolution (Biology)
CONT

Competition between the jack pine and companion species seems to manifest itself in striving for light rather than soil resources.

CONT

A redundant species would be one that had essentially identical functions in ecosystems as several companion species, and where it is theorized a loss of one or two of them would not change the characteristics of the ecosystem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Embryologie
  • Évolution (Biologie)
DEF

Espèce redondante. Toute espèce qui accomplit au sein d'un écosystème les mêmes fonctions que plusieurs autres espèces compagnes.

CONT

La compétition entre le pin gris et les espèces compagnes semble se manifester pour la lumière plutôt que pour les ressources du sol.

Spanish

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