The multiple roles of β-diversity help untangle community assembly processes affecting recovery of temperate rocky shores

Metacommunity theory highlights the potential of β-diversity as a useful link to empirical research, especially in diverse systems where species exhibit a range of stage-dependent dispersal characteristics. To investigate the importance of different components and scales of β-diversity in community...

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Main Authors: Mariachiara Chiantore, Simon F. Thrush, Valentina Asnaghi, Judi E Hewitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2018-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.171700