TY - JOUR
T1 - Appraising the roles of nutrient availability, global change, and functional traits during the angiosperm rise to dominance
AU - Mueller, Kevin E.
AU - Diefendorf, Aaron F.
AU - Freeman, Katherine H.
AU - Eissenstat, David M.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - To explain the rise of angiosperms during the Cretaceous, Berendse and Scheffer (Ecol. Lett., 12, 2009, 865) invoke feedbacks between leaf litter, soil nutrients, and growth, overlooking other factors affecting resource acquisition by Cretaceous plants. We evaluate their hypothesis, highlight alternative explanations, and emphasize use of a broader framework for understanding the angiosperm radiation.
AB - To explain the rise of angiosperms during the Cretaceous, Berendse and Scheffer (Ecol. Lett., 12, 2009, 865) invoke feedbacks between leaf litter, soil nutrients, and growth, overlooking other factors affecting resource acquisition by Cretaceous plants. We evaluate their hypothesis, highlight alternative explanations, and emphasize use of a broader framework for understanding the angiosperm radiation.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01455.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01455.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 20529099
AN - SCOPUS:77954305277
SN - 1461-023X
VL - 13
SP - E1-E6
JO - Ecology Letters
JF - Ecology Letters
IS - 5
ER -