1. KERSTI RIIBAK
Information acquired: 2025
KERSTI RIIBAK is an academic who published a paper in 2020 entitled Data from: The reciprocal relationship between competition and intraspecific trait variation. KERSTI RIIBAK published this work as part of a team: Bennett, Jonathan A.. Here is a description of this work: <b>Abstract</b><br/>Trait differences among plants are expected to influence the outcome of competition; competition should be strongest between similar species (or individuals) under limiting similarity, and between dissimilar species within competitive hierarchies. These hypotheses are often used to infer competitive dynamics from trait patterns within communities. However, plant traits are frequently plastic in response to competition. This variation is poorly accounted for in trait-based studies of competition and community assembly. To explore the relationship between trait responses and competitive outcomes, we grew 15 species alone, in monoculture and in mixture. We measured traits relating to leaf and root tissue morphology as well as biomass allocation and related competition-induced changes in thes.