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Karen Joan Esler

Stellenbosch UniversityORCID 0000-0001-6510-727XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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EcologybioRxivPreprintJul 6, 2026

Fundamental-realized niche contrasts shape multi-scale species coexistence

Jörn Pagel, Martina Treurnicht, Karen Joan Esler, Frank M. Schurr

This study quantifies fundamental and realized niches across 29 shrub species to reveal multi-scale mechanisms of coexistence and climate change impacts.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.03.736382

plant (other)metagenomics

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