Stability structures tropical woody plant diversity more than seasonality: Insights into the ecology of high legume-succulent-plant biodiversity

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-57

  Oliveira Filho, A T ^a   Cardoso, D ^b   Schrire, B D ^c   Lewis, G P ^c   Pennington, R T ^d   Brummer, T J ^e   Rotella, J ^e   Lavin, M ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^d Tropical Biology Group   (United Kingdom)

^e MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leguminosae; Mean nearest taxon distances; Phylogenetic beta diversity; Phylogenetic community ecology; Savanna; Seasonally dry tropical forests; Succulent biome

Indexed keywords

BIOME; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; NICHE OVERLAP; PALEOBOTANY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SAVANNA; SEASONALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST; WOODY PLANT;

SOUTH AMERICA;

FABACEAE;

EID: 84887821165     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.06.010     Document Type: Article

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