The comparative evidence relating to functional and neutral interpretations of biological communities

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1378-1386

  Bell, Graham ^a   Lechowicz, Martin J ^a   Waterway, Marcia J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abundance; Comparative method; Distribution; Drift; Ecological specialization; Heterogeneous environment; Local adaptation; Neutral model; Niche; Range; Spatial ecology; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLADISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; NICHE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 33746007792     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1378:TCERTF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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