Using functional diversity patterns to explore metacommunity dynamics: A framework for understanding local and regional influences on community structure

Ecography

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 939-949

  Spasojevic, Marko J ^a,b   Copeland, Stella ^c   Suding, Katharine N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84927576433     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecog.00711     Document Type: Article

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