Effects of landscape configuration and composition on phylogenetic diversity of trees in a highly fragmented tropical forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 265-276

  Matos, Fabio Antonio R ^a,b   Magnago, Luiz Fernando S ^c   Gastauer, Markus ^a,d   Carreiras, João M B ^b   Simonelli, Marcelo ^e   Meira Neto, João Augusto A ^a   Edwards, David P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO VALE   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO FEDERAL DO ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Atlantic Forest; edge effect; habitat fragmentation; habitat loss; landscape structure; phylogenetic structure

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT TYPE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PATCH SIZE; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

EID: 84991710690     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12661     Document Type: Article

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