Inferring ecological processes from taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional trait β-diversity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Stegen, James C ^a   Hurlbert, Allen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGY; GENETIC TRAIT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHYLOGENY; SIMULATION; TAXONOMY;

ECOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 79959276369     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020906     Document Type: Article

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