Improving approaches to the analysis of functional and taxonomic biotic homogenization: Beyond mean specialization

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1289-1295

  Gosselin, Frédéric ^a  

^a Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biometry; Conservation biology; Determinants of plant community diversity and structure; Effect trait; Functional homogenization; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat specialization; Response trait; Statistics

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HOMOGENEITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84867783909     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12002     Document Type: Article

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