Gains in native species promote biotic homogenization over four decades in a human-dominated landscape

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1542-1551

  Mccune, Jenny L ^a   Vellend, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Determinants of plant community diversity and structure; Exotic species; Human disturbance; Life history traits; Resurvey; Semi permanent plots; Vancouver Island

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COLONIZATION; DISTURBANCE; DIVERSITY INDEX; HOMOGENEITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUB; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

EID: 84885838816     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12156     Document Type: Article

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