Effects of habitat loss on taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of understory Rubiaceae in Atlantic forest landscapes

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 349, Issue , 2015, Pages 73-84

  Andrade, E R ^a   Jardim, J G ^b   Santos, B A ^c   Melo, F P L ^d   Talora, D C ^a   Faria, D ^a   Cazetta, E ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Forest cover; Habitat fragmentation; Originality; Phylodiversity; Rare species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FOREST COVER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ORIGINALITY; PHYLODIVERSITY; RARE SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

ANGIOSPERM; BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; DEFORESTATION; EXTINCTION RISK; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST COVER; FORESTRY MODELING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LANDSCAPE; PHYLOGENETICS; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; UNDERSTORY;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BAHIA; BRAZIL;

RUBIACEAE;

EID: 84929945816     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.03.049     Document Type: Article

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