Are differences in functional diversity among plant communities on Mediterranean coastal dunes driven by their phylogenetic history?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 932-941

  Carboni, Marta ^a   Acosta, Alicia T R ^a   Ricotta, Carlo ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community assembly; Functional composition; Phylogenetic diversity; Rao's coefficient; Syncsa

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MATRIX; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RELATEDNESS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES POOL;

ITALY; TYRRHENIAN COAST;

EID: 84881318728     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12095     Document Type: Article

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