Fifteen forms of biodiversity trend in the anthropocene

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 104-113

  McGill, Brian J ^a   Dornelas, Maria ^b   Gotelli, Nicholas J ^c   Magurran, Anne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Anthropocene; Beta diversity; Change; Landscape; Local; Loss; Meta community; Region; Species richness; Winners and losers

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOSPHERE; DIVERSITY INDEX; QUATERNARY;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES EXTINCTION; TIME;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84921827292     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.11.006     Document Type: Review

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