The phylogenetic signal of species co-occurrence in high-diversity shrublands: different patterns for fire-killed and fire-resistant species

BMC Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Cardillo, Marcel ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co occurrence matrix; Coexistence; Competition; Phylogenetic community ecology; Phylogenetic conservatism; Regeneration strategy; Southwestern Australia

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); MATRIX; PHYLOGENETICS; REGENERATION; SHRUBLAND; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AUSTRALIA;

BANKSIA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FIRE; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEACEAE;

AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; PHYLOGENY; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 84866711294     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-12-21     Document Type: Article

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