Increased competition does not lead to increased phylogenetic overdispersion in a native grassland

Ecology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1168-1176

  Bennett, Jonathan A ^a   Lamb, Eric G ^b   Hall, Jocelyn C ^a   Cardinal Mcteague, Warren M ^a,c,d   Cahill, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Community phylogenetics; Competitive exclusion; Diffuse competition; Limiting similarity; Niche conservatism; Phylogenetic clustering; Phylogenetic evenness; Plant competition; Resource competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882359790     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12153     Document Type: Article

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