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Ordination of the 46 associations (black dots with abbreviated association manes) on the two first axes of the first PCA (accounting for 0.209 and 0.162 of total variance, respectively), according to the weight performed by the distinct plant traits. Two vegetation groups appeared detached from a dense cloud of other associations.
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Alpine landscapes include strong abiotic gradients, which promote the coexistence along short distances of varying plant communities. Here, we analyse the vegetation of the alpine belt of the Catalan and Andorran Pyrenees through functional plant traits, to better understand plant diversity as coupled with the varying alpine landscapes. For this pu...
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... multivariate ordinations evidenced a few vegetation groups defined by the dominant plant strategies, which could be related with distinct alpine environments. Thus, the first ordination performed showed three vegetation groups; from which one formed a dense cloud contrasting with respect to two more disperse clouds (Fig. 2). One of these corresponded to seven associations of dwarf to taller heaths and other layering communities, whereas the other is formed by ten associations settling on rocky areas, surface waters or ...
