Beta diversity and the scale-dependence of the productivity-diversity relationship: A test in the Californian serpentine flora

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 110-117

  Harrison, Susan ^a   Davies, Kendi F ^a   Safford, Hugh D ^b   Viers, Joshua H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Diversity; Heterogeneity; Productivity; Regional species pool; Scale transition; Serpentine; Spatial scale; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; SERPENTINE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33645078883     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01078.x     Document Type: Article

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