Importance of regional species pools and functional traits in colonization processes: Predicting re-colonization after large-scale destruction of ecosystems

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1523-1530

  Kirmer, Anita ^a   Tischew, Sabine ^a   Ozinga, Wim A ^b,c   Von Lampe, Maud ^a   Baasch, Annett ^a   Van Groenendael, Jan M ^c  

^a ANHALT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colonization processes; Dispersal strategy types; Functional traits; Large scale disturbances; Long distance dispersal; Primary succession; Regional species pool; Spontaneous re vegetation; Surface mined land; Terminal velocity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOTOPE; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FLORISTICS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MINING; PREDICTION; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; RECOLONIZATION; RED LIST; SEED DISPERSAL;

AVES;

EID: 50649096964     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01529.x     Document Type: Article

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