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Illustrative example of how niche alignment is determined with ForSAFE-Veg. Black lines indicate the specified niches for a hypothetical plant species. Red dotted lines and numbers indicate values for plant strength for a hypothetical model site/scenario. The rooting depth for each plant is used to determine the value expressed on the x-axis for pH, moisture, and nitrogen.
