Niche conservatism and the differences in species richness at the transition of tropical and subtropical climates in South America

Ecography

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 933-943

  Giehl, Eduardo L Hettwer ^a   Jarenkow, João André ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COLD TOLERANCE; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIPARIAN FOREST; SEASONALITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TREE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TURNOVER;

EID: 84866745282     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07430.x     Document Type: Article

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