A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 167-177

  Mouillot, David ^a,b   Graham, Nicholas A J ^b   Villéger, Sébastien ^a,c   Mason, Norman W H ^d   Bellwood, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; TAXONOMY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84874274521     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.004     Document Type: Review

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