Limiting similarity, niche filtering and functional diversity in coastal lagoon fish communities

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 443-456

  Mouillot, David ^a   Dumay, Olivier ^a   Tomasini, Jean Antoine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

ecomorphological traits; environmental filters; functional diversity indices; functional niche; null models

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL LAGOON; COEXISTENCE; DIVERSITY INDEX; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE;

PISCES;

EID: 33846227550     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.08.022     Document Type: Article

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