Phylogenetic community structure and phylogenetic turnover across space and edaphic gradients in western Amazonian tree communities

Ecography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 552-565

  Fine, Paul V A ^a   Kembel, Steven W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISPERSAL; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; MIOCENE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAINFOREST; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TURNOVER; WATERSHED;

AMAZONIA; ANDES; LORETO; PERU;

EID: 79960643348     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06548.x     Document Type: Article

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