Choosing and using multiple traits in functional diversity research

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 104-107

  Lefcheck, Jonathan S ^a   Bastazini, Vinicius A G ^b   Griffin, John N ^c  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

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

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85027929693     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892914000307     Document Type: Note

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