Change in community phylogenetic structure during tropical forest succession: Evidence from New Guinea

Ecography

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 821-830

  Whitfeld, T J S ^a   Kress, W J ^b   Erickson, D L ^b   Weiblen, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DIAMETER; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAINFOREST; SUCCESSION; TROPICAL FOREST;

NEW GUINEA;

EID: 84863436954     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07181.x     Document Type: Article

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