Disturbance drives phylogenetic community structure in coastal dune vegetation

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1082-1094

  Brunbjerg, Ane Kirstine ^a   Borchsenius, Finn ^a   Eiserhardt, Wolf L ^a   Ejrnæs, Rasmus ^a   Svenning, Jens Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abouheif's test; Anthropogenic affinity; BLADJ; C S R triangle theory; Competition; Denmark; Grime's life strategies; NRI; Phylogenetic clustering; Spatial scale; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; DUNE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATEDNESS; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

DENMARK; EUROPE; JUTLAND;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84869097789     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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