Shifts in species and phylogenetic diversity between sapling and tree communities indicate negative density dependence in a lowland rain forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-146

  Gonzalez, Mailyn A ^a   Roger, Aurélien ^a,b   Courtois, Elodie A ^a,c   Jabot, Franck ^a,d   Norden, Natalia ^a,e   Paine, C E Timothy ^d   Baraloto, Christopher ^f   Thébaud, Christophe ^a   Chave, Jérôme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^d AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f Campus Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

APG II + rbcL megatree; Density dependence; DNA barcoding; French Guiana; Phylogenetic diversity; Species diversity; Tropical plant communities

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DIVERSITY INDEX; DNA; MORTALITY RISK; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAINFOREST; SAPLING; TAXONOMY;

FRENCH GUIANA;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 72249101990     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01607.x     Document Type: Article

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