A trait-based test for habitat filtering: Convex hull volume

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1465-1471

  Cornwell, William K ^a   Schwilk, Dylan W ^b   Ackerly, David D ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaparral; Community assembly; Convex hull; Habitat filtering; Plant; Seed mass; Specific leaf area; Trait; Wood density

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); WOODY PLANT;

EID: 33646685333     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1465:ATTFHF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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