From diversity indices to community assembly processes: A test with simulated data

Ecography

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 468-480

  Munkemuller T ^a   de Bello, F ^a,b   Meynard, C N ^c   Gravel, D ^d   Lavergne, S ^a   Mouillot, D ^e,f   Mouquet, N ^g   Thuiller, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^f JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY RULE; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MODEL TEST; PHYLOGENETICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84860359238     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07259.x     Document Type: Article

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