Hierarchical effects of environmental filters on the functional structure of plant communities: A case study in the French Alps

Ecography

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 393-402

  de Bello, Francesco ^a,b   Lavorel, Sandra ^b   Lavergne, Sébastien ^b   Albert, Cécile H ^b,c   Boulangeat, Isabelle ^b   Mazel, Florent ^b   Thuiller, Wilfried ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALPS; FRANCE;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84875370595     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07438.x     Document Type: Article

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