Effects of Ultraviolet-B Irradiance on Intraspecific Competition and Facilitation of Plants: Self-Thinning, Size Inequality, and Phenotypic Plasticity

Rui-Chang Zhang; Yue Lin; Ming Yue; Qian Li; Xiao-Fei Zhang; Xiao Liu; Hong Chi; Yong-Fu Chai; Mao Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050822

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Effects of Ultraviolet-B Irradiance on Intraspecific Competition and Facilitation of Plants: Self-Thinning, Size Inequality, and Phenotypic Plasticity

Rui-Chang Zhang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Ministry of Education, Xi’an, China
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Yue Lin,

Affiliations Institute of Forest Growth and Computer Science, Dresden University of Technology, Tharandt, Germany, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Ecological Modelling, Leipzig, Germany
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Ming Yue ,

* E-mail: yueming@nwu.edu.cn

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Ministry of Education, Xi’an, China
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Qian Li,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Ministry of Education, Xi’an, China
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Xiao-Fei Zhang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Ministry of Education, Xi’an, China
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Xiao Liu,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Ministry of Education, Xi’an, China
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Hong Chi,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Ministry of Education, Xi’an, China
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Yong-Fu Chai,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Ministry of Education, Xi’an, China
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Mao Wang

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Ministry of Education, Xi’an, China
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Effects of Ultraviolet-B Irradiance on Intraspecific Competition and Facilitation of Plants: Self-Thinning, Size Inequality, and Phenotypic Plasticity

Rui-Chang Zhang,
Yue Lin,
Ming Yue,
Qian Li,
Xiao-Fei Zhang,
Xiao Liu,
Hong Chi,
Yong-Fu Chai,
Mao Wang

Published: November 30, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050822

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