A phylogenetically-informed trait-based analysis of range change in the vascular plant flora of Britain

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 171-185

  Powney, Gary D ^a,b   Rapacciuolo, Giovanni ^c   Preston, Christopher D ^a   Purvis, Andy ^d   Roy, David B ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Comparative analysis; Distribution change; Phylogeny; Plant traits

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYLOGENY; RANGE SIZE; SPECIALIZATION; VASCULAR PLANT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84891660379     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0590-5     Document Type: Article

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