Multiple links between species diversity and temporal stability in bird communities across North America

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 361-372

  Mikkelson, Gregory M ^a   McGill, Brian J ^b   Beaulieu, Sebastien ^b   Beukema, Patrick L ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community stability; Covariance effect; Diminishing returns; Over Yielding; Population stability; Portfolio effect; Species evenness; Species interactions; Species richness; Taylor's Law; Temporal stability

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 84856941914     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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