Does phylogenetic distance aid in detecting environmental gradients related to species composition?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1143-1148

  Root, Heather T ^a   Nelson, Peter R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community analysis; Gradients; Niche conservation; NMS ordination; Oregon trees; Phylogenetic distance; Synthetic data

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; DATA INTERPRETATION; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; NICHE; ORDINATION; PHYLOGENETICS; RELATEDNESS;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053565147     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01320.x     Document Type: Article

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