Neutral theory and community ecology

Ecology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-253

  Chave, J ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Intraspecific variability; Neutral theory; Theoretical ecology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NICHE;

EID: 1642317186     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2003.00566.x     Document Type: Review

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