Phylogenetic alpha and beta diversity in tropical tree assemblages along regional-scale environmental gradients in northwest South America

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 145-153

  González Caro, Sebastián ^a   Umaña, María Natalia ^b   Álvarez, Esteban ^a,c   Stevenson, Pablo R ^d   Swenson, Nathan G ^b  

^a Ecosystem Services and Climate Change Lab Botanical Garden of Medellín   (Colombia)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Environmental gradient; Habitat filtering; Immigration; Phylogenetic conservatism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897468749     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtt076     Document Type: Article

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