Phylogenetic signatures of facilitation and competition in successional communities

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1171-1180

  Verdú, Miguel ^a   Rey, Pedro J ^b   Alcántara, Julio M ^b   Siles, Gemma ^b   Valiente Banuet, Alfonso ^c,d  

^a Atmosphere and Ocean Laboratory   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Community phylogenetics; Competition; Cyclical dynamics; Facilitation; Mediterranean communities; Phylogenetic overdispersion; Succession

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSEQUENCE; DESERT; FACILITATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENETICS; PIONEER SPECIES; SUCCESSION; SURVIVAL; TERTIARY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349922840     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01565.x     Document Type: Article

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