Phylogenetic beta diversity in tropical forests: Implications for the roles of geographical and environmental distance

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-85

  Zhang, Jin Long ^a,c   Swenson, Nathan G ^b   Chen, Sheng Bin ^d   Liu, Xiao Juan ^a   Li, Zong Shan ^e   Huang, Ji Hong ^a   Mi, Xiang Cheng ^a   Ma, Ke Ping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d NANJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^e RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Community; Distance decay; Environmental filtering; Neotropical forests; Niche conservatism; Null model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876205659     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2012.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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