Deterministic tropical tree community turnover: Evidence from patterns of functional beta diversity along an elevational gradient

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1707, 2011, Pages 877-884

  Swenson, Nathan G ^a   Anglada Cordero, Pedro ^b   Barone, John A ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c University System of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Functional traits; Leaf area; Puerto Rico; Specific leaf area; Wood density

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISPERSAL; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LEAF AREA; NICHE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STOCHASTICITY; TREE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WOOD;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 79952325915     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1369     Document Type: Conference Paper

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