Climate tolerances and trait choices shape continental patterns of urban tree biodiversity

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1367-1376

  Jenerette, G Darrel ^a   Clarke, Lorraine W ^a,h   Avolio, Meghan L ^b,i   Pataki, Diane E ^b   Gillespie, Thomas W ^c   Pincetl, Stephanie ^c   Nowak, Dave J ^d   Hutyra, Lucy R ^e   McHale, Melissa ^f   McFadden, Joseph P ^g   Alonzo, Michael ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d US Forest Service   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; ecosystem service; environmental filter; macroecology; plant trait; tree; urban

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISPERSAL; MACROECOLOGY; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TREE;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84991245535     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12499     Document Type: Article

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