Drivers of β-diversity along latitudinal gradients revisited

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 659-670

  Qian, Hong ^a   Chen, Shengbin ^b,c   Mao, Lingfeng ^d,e   Ouyang, Zhiyun ^c  

^a RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS CENTER   (United States)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Gamma diversity; Latitudinal diversity gradient; Mechanisms of community assembly; Null model; Species pool; Species turnover; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY INDEX; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 84873375082     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12020     Document Type: Article

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