Covariation between intraspecific genetic diversity and species diversity within a plant functional group

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 956-961

  He, Tianhua ^a,b   Lamont, Byron B ^a   Krauss, Siegfried L ^b,c   Enright, Neal J ^a,d   Miller, Ben P ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BOTANIC GARDENS AND PARKS AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Banksia; Environmental gradients; Eucalyptus; Functional group; Genetic diversity; Metapopulation; Path analysis; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; DUNE; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; METAPOPULATION; PREDICTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BANKSIA; BANKSIA ATTENUATA; BANKSIA HOOKERIANA; BANKSIA MENZIESII; EUCALYPTUS; XYLOMELUM;

EID: 49649111693     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01402.x     Document Type: Article

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