The phylogenetic structure of a neotropical forest tree community

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Kembel, Steven W ^a   Hubbell, Stephen P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community phylogenetic structure; Environmental filtering; Forest Dynamics Plot; Null models; Panama; Phylogenetic clustering; Phylogenetic overdispersion

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; CENTRAL AMERICA; GATUN LAKE; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 33749839201     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[86:tpsoan]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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