Phylogenetic beta diversity of angiosperms in North America

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1152-1161

  Qian, Hong ^a   Swenson, Nathan G ^b   Zhang, Jinlong ^c  

^a RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS CENTER   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Distance decay of similarity; Environmental gradient; Latitudinal diversity gradient; Phylobetadiversity; Species turnover; Taxonomic beta diversity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; DIVERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84883561366     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12076     Document Type: Article

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