Lord, J.M.; Wilson J.B.; Steel, J.B.; Anderson, B.J. 2000. Community reassembly: a test using limestone grassland in New Zealand. Ecology Letters 3: 213-218.
We assessed the species composition of South Island grassland overlying limestone at Weka Pass, Castle Hill, Beautiful Valley and near Clinton. All of these grasslands have a high proportion of introduced species that also occur in neutral to basic grasslands in the UK. We put the data through the British National Vegetation Classification. Two site with soils <10cm depth were classified as limestone grassland, providing some evidence for community reassembly when the environmental filters are strong enough.
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