Characterizing the phylogenetic tree community structure of a protected tropical rain forest area in Cameroon.

Tropical rain forests, the richest terrestrial ecosystems in biodiversity on Earth are highly threatened by global changes. This paper aims to infer the mechanisms governing species tree assemblages by characterizing the phylogenetic structure of a tropical rain forest in a protected area of the Con...

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Main Authors: Stéphanie Manel, Thomas L P Couvreur, François Munoz, Pierre Couteron, Olivier J Hardy, Bonaventure Sonké
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4061019?pdf=render