Tropical metacommunities along elevational gradients: Effects of forest type and other environmental factors

Oikos

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1497-1508

  Willig, Michael R ^a   Presley, Steven J ^a   Bloch, Christopher P ^b   Castro Arellano, Ivan ^a,c   Cisneros, Laura M ^a   Higgins, Christopher L ^d   Klingbeil, Brian T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Boulevard Emilio Portes Gil No 1301   (Mexico)

^d TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOTIC FACTOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GASTROPOD; MIXED FOREST; MONOCOTYLEDON; PLANT COMMUNITY; RANGE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPICAL REGION;

LUQUILLO MOUNTAINS; PUERTO RICO;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; GLEASONIA; TERNSTROEMIA LUQUILLENSIS;

EID: 80053079227     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19218.x     Document Type: Article

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