Phylogenetic diversity promotes ecosystem stability

Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 8 SPEC. ISSUE, 2012, Pages

  Cadotte, Marc W ^a   Dinnage, Russell ^a   Tilman, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity ecosystem function; Cedar Creek, Minnesota, USA; Ecophylogenetics; Ecosystem reliability; Niche partitioning; Phylogenetic complementarity

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COMPLEMENTARITY; DIVERGENCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CEDAR CREEK NATURAL HISTORY AREA; MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875533242     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-0426.1     Document Type: Article

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