Changes in community phylogenetic structure in a North American forest chronosequence
Abstract Several studies of succession in tropical and subtropical climates include phylogenetic analyses of the plant communities; the majority of these studies find a shift from more closely related to less closely related assemblages over succession. It has been suggested that this pattern indica...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-12-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1592 |