Patterns of β-Diversity in a Mexican Tropical Dry Forest

Patterns of β-diversity in a highly diverse tropical dry forest tree community are described; the contribution of environmental heterogeneity and distance to β-diversity was assessed. Significant differences in elevation, insolation, slope and soil water holding capacity (p<0.01), variables relat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Vegetation Science. - Opulus Press. - 13(2002), 2, Seite 145-158
1. Verfasser: Balvanera, Patricia (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lott, Emily, Segura, Gerardo, Siebe, Christina, Islas, Angeles
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2002
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Vegetation Science
Schlagworte:Canonical Correspondence Analysis Environmental Heterogeneity Spatial Autocorrelation Spatial Species Turnover Species Composition Species Diversity Water Availability Physical sciences Biological sciences