Partitioning phylogenetic and functional diversity into alpha and beta components along an environmental gradient in a Mediterranean rangeland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 877-889

  Bernard Verdier, Maud ^a   Flores, Olivier ^b   Navas, Marie Laure ^c   Garnier, Eric ^c  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Beta dissimilarity; Calcareous rangelands; Community assembly; Environmental gradient; Functional traits; Phylogenetic community structure; Trait phylogenetic signal

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; RANGELAND; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SIGNAL; SOIL DEPTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

FRANCE; LARZAC PLATEAU;

EID: 84881316286     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12048     Document Type: Article

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