Species loss and gain in communities under future climate change: Consequences for functional diversity

Ecography

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 531-540

  Gallagher, Rachael V ^a   Hughes, Lesley ^a   Leishman, Michelle R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUTURE PROSPECT; GROWTH RATE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAINFOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVIVAL; VINE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84876798115     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07514.x     Document Type: Article

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