Species sorting determines variation in the community composition of common and rare macrophytes at various spatial extents

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 20, Issue , 2014, Pages 61-68

  Alahuhta, Janne ^a   Johnson, Lucinda B ^b   Olker, Jennifer ^b   Heino, Jani ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Commonness; Local community; Metacommunity; Rarity; Spatial extent

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907483268     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2014.08.003     Document Type: Article

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