Abstract:
One of the most important mechanisms promoting species diversity is conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD). Such processes reduce seedling survival when higher densities of conspecific neighbours surround them that provide opportunity to other tree species for regeneration. This process has been observed at both species and community level. However, Recent studies showing bias in the measurement of density dependence have the potential to sow confusion in the field of ecology. And theoretical studies has doubt the effected of CNDD in maintaining species diversity. In this seminar, the Origins, developments and debates will be discussed. A path forward that combines observational comparisons of density dependence in multiple fitness components across localities with mechanistic and geographically replicated experiments was suggested.
Speaker: Dr. Xiaoyang Song
Affiliation: XTBG
Time: May. 11, 2021
Venue: The Conference Hall in Xishuangbanna Headquarter
The 101 meeting room in Kunming Division (video conference)
Link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1knwNj5WdNM6BIzduy2SNFQ Code: 5yq2
