Contrasting species and functional beta diversity in montane ant assemblages

Beta diversity describes the variation in species composition between sites and can be used to infer why different species occupy different parts of the globe. It can be viewed in a number of ways. First, it can be partitioned into two distinct patterns: turnover and nestedness. Second, it can be investigated from either a species identity or a functional‐trait point of view. We aim to document for the first time how these two aspects of beta diversity vary in response to a large environmental gradient.

• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Journal of Biogeography

• Publication date

  2015-05-16

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/jbi.12537PMID 27563167PMCID 4979679
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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