Response to Kearney and Porter: Both functional and community ecologists need to do more for each other

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 482-483

  McGill, Brian J ^a   Enquist, Brian J ^b   Weiher, Evan ^c   Westoby, Mark ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33747196413     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2006.06.020     Document Type: Letter

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