The role of evolutionary processes in producing biodiversity patterns, and the interrelationships between taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic biodiversity

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 472-480

  Swenson, Nathan G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXTINCTION RISK; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BIODIVERSITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952740428     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000289     Document Type: Article

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