Phylogenetic beta diversity: Linking ecological and evolutionary processes across space in time

Ecology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1265-1277

  Graham, Catherine H ^a   Fine, Paul V A ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Beta diversity; Community phylogenetics; Ecological niche modelling; Phylobetadiversity; Phylogenetic beta diversity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EVOLUTION; NICHE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC SPECIATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 55649096185     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01256.x     Document Type: Review

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