Phylogenetic diversity and the functioning of ecosystems

Ecology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 637-648

  Srivastava, Diane S ^a   Cadotte, Marc W ^b   Macdonald, A Andrew M ^a   Marushia, Robin G ^b,c   Mirotchnick, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Koffler Scientific Reserve   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Functional traits; Niche conservatism; Phylogenetic community ecology; Phylogenetic signal

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMPLEXITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUTURE PROSPECT; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; FOOD CHAIN; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FOOD CHAIN; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84862116990     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01795.x     Document Type: Article

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