Trait evolution, community assembly, and the phylogenetic structure of ecological communities

American Naturalist

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-283

  Kraft, Nathan J B ^a   Cornwell, William K ^b   Webb, Campbell O ^c   Ackerly, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat filtering; Limiting similarity; Nearest taxon index; Net relatedness index; Phylogenetic scope; Trait conservatism

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENETICS; RELATEDNESS; SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; PHYLOGENY;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 34547686024     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519400     Document Type: Article

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