Neutral theory in community ecology and the hypothesis of functional equivalence

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 166-172

  Hubbell, Stephen P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

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COMMUNITY ECOLOGY;

EID: 16844386815     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00965.x     Document Type: Review

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