Patterns in the assembly of an island plant community

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 760-768

  Burns, K C ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assembly rules; Canada; Co occurrence; Incidence function; Island biogeography; Nestedness; Null model; Vancouver Island

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGIOSPERM; ASSEMBLY RULE; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ISLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SAMBUCUS; SAMBUCUS RACEMOSA;

EID: 34247190751     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01625.x     Document Type: Article

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