Phylogenetic beta diversity, similarity, and differentiation measures based on Hill numbers

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-44

  Chiu, Chun Huo ^a,b   Jost, Lou ^c   Chao, Anne ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Via a Runtun   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Differentiation; Hill numbers; Phylogenetic diversity; Phylogenetic entropy; Quadratic entropy; Replication principle; Similarity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENTROPY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 84893294439     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: 15577015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-0960.1     Document Type: Article

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