Edge-mediated compositional and functional decay of tree assemblages in Amazonian forest islands after 26 years of isolation

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 408-420

  Benchimol, Maíra ^a,b   Peres, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF BRAZIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Habitat fragmentation; Hydropower projects; Island biogeography; Landscape attributes; Life history traits; Species area relationship; Tree communities

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EDGE EFFECT; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

EID: 84922767451     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12371     Document Type: Article

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