Mating system, reproduction mode and diaspore size affect metacommunity diversity

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 176-185

  Löbel, Swantje ^a   Snäll, Tord ^b   Rydin, Håkan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asexual reproduction; Bryophytes; Dispersal strategies; Epiphytes; Habitat fragmentation; Landscape dynamics; Life history trade offs; Metapopulation; Patch tracking; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BRYOPHYTE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISPERSAL; EPIPHYTE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; LANDSCAPE; LIFE HISTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRADE-OFF;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

EID: 57649138541     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01459.x     Document Type: Article

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