β-Diversity of functional groups of woody plants in a tropical dry forest in Yucatan

Two main theories have attempted to explain variation in plant species composition (β-diversity). Niche theory proposes that most of the variation is related to environment (environmental filtering), whereas neutral theory posits that dispersal limitation is the main driver of β-diversity. In this s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2013-09, Vol.8 (9), p.e73660-e73660
Hauptverfasser:	López-Martínez, Jorge Omar, Sanaphre-Villanueva, Lucía, Dupuy, Juan Manuel, Hernández-Stefanoni, José Luis, Meave, Jorge Arturo, Gallardo-Cruz, José Alberto
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Biodiversity Conservation Conservation of Natural Resources Dispersal Dispersion Ecosystem Environmental effects Environmental factors Filtration Forestry Forests Functional groups Geography Lianas Mexico Models, Biological Plant diversity Plants (botany) Rainforests Resource partitioning Seeds Shrubs Soil properties Spatial distribution Species composition Species diversity Species Specificity Trees Trees - classification Trees - physiology Tropical Climate Tropical forests Wildlife conservation Woody plants
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