Discriminating trait-convergence and trait-divergence assembly patterns in ecological community gradients

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 334-348

  Pillar, Valério D ^a   Duarte, Leandro Da S ^a   Sosinski, Enio E ^a   Joner, Fernando ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assembly rules; Environmental filters; Limiting similarity; Null model; Plant functional types; Species coexistence

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONVERGENCE; DIVERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAMPLING; SAPLING; TAXONOMY;

ARAUCANIA; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARAUCARIA; OTUS;

EID: 65349188176     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.05666.x     Document Type: Article

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