Joint consequences of dispersal and niche overlap on local diversity and resource use

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 287-296

  Gilbert, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Dispersal; Ecosystem function; Mass effects; Metacommunity; Neutral model; Sink; Source; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; META-ANALYSIS; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING; RESOURCE USE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SYNERGISM;

EID: 83455210933     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01908.x     Document Type: Article

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