Phylogenetic relatedness as a tool in restoration ecology: A meta-analysis

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1734, 2012, Pages 1761-1767

  Verdú, Miguel ^a   Gómez Aparicio, Lorena ^b   Valiente Banuet, Alfonso ^c,d  

^a CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bayesian meta analysis; Competition; Facilitation; Plant coexistence

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FACILITATION; META-ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RELATEDNESS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUCCESSION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84858765822     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2268     Document Type: Article

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