Biodiversity and metacommunity structure of animals along altitudinal gradients in tropical montane forests

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 421-436

  Willig, Michael R ^a   Presley, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Clementsian structure; conservation biology; ecotones; functional biodiversity; island biogeography; metacommunity structure; nestedness; phylogenetic biodiversity; taxonomic biodiversity; tropical animal ecology

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; AMPHIBIAN; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD FOREST; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FAUNA; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GASTROPOD; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LAND USE CHANGE; MONTANE FOREST; NESTEDNESS; PASSERINE; PERSISTENCE; PHYLOGENETICS; RAINFOREST; RODENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANDES;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; GASTROPODA; GLEASONIA; REPTILIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84946811048     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467415000589     Document Type: Review

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