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In the boreal zone of the Middle Urals, biomass structure was studied in 35 species of wild plants with different ecological strategies according to Grime and Ramenskii (competitors, ruderals, and stress-tolerant plants). Plants belonging to these groups proved to differ considerably in the absolute plant weight and the quantitative contributions of the main organs to the total biomass. Discriminant analysis revealed a 97% difference between the species groups; hence, this approach may be used for identifying the ecological strategies of plants in natural habitats.
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P’yankov, V.I., Ivanov, L.A. Biomass allocation in boreal plants with different ecological strategies. Russ J Ecol 31, 1–7 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02799718
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