What does species richness tell us about functional trait diversity? Predictions and evidence for responses of species and functional trait diversity to land-use change

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 423-431

  Mayfield, M M ^a   Bonser, S P ^b   Morgan, J W ^c   Aubin, I ^d   McNamara, S ^a   Vesk, P A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community assembly; Community ecology; Conservation; Diversity; Ecosystem function; Functional trait diversity; Land use change

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; LAND USE CHANGE; PREDICTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 77954813014     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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