Rare species drive local trait diversity in two geographically disjunct examples of a naturally rare alpine ecosystem in New Zealand

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 626-639

  Richardson, Sarah J ^a   Williams, Peter A ^b   Mason, Norman W H ^c   Buxton, Rowan P ^a   Courtney, Shannel P ^d   Rance, Brian D ^d   Clarkson, Beverley R ^c   Hoare, Robert J B ^e   St John, Mark G ^a   Wiser, Susan K ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^e LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assembly rules; Diversity partitioning; Functional diversity; Granite gravel field; Leaf nutrient concentrations; Phylogenetic diversity; Plant functional trait; Rare species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ASSEMBLY RULE; CONVERGENCE; DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; DIVERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAULT GEOMETRY; GRANITE; GRAVEL; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYLOGENETICS; RARE SPECIES; SEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84863536479     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01396.x     Document Type: Article

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