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  • Team finds reliable predictor of plant species persistence and coexistence

    Jun 8, 2023 9:00 am by Diana YatesResearch
    U. of I. plant biology professor James O’Dwyer, pictured, and graduate student Kenneth Jops developed a method for predicting whether pairs or groups of plants are likely to persist together in a habitat over time. Photo by Michelle Hassel

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    • U. of I. plant biology professor James O’Dwyer, pictured, and graduate student Kenneth Jops developed a method for predicting whether pairs or groups of plants are likely to persist together in a habitat over time. Photo by Michelle Hassel

    U of I researchers have developed a method for determining whether pairs or groups of plant species are likely to coexist over time. Their approach reliably predicts which plants manage to thrive in a shared habitat.