Niche ecology in Floristic Quality Assessment: Are species with higher conservatism more specialized?

Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) metrics are used to assess the conservation value of natural areas based on the composition of their plant communities. FQA is based on coefficients of conservatism (C-values). C-values are regional, expert-assigned values, which range from 0 to 10 to reflect a tax...

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Main Authors: Jack Zinnen, Greg Spyreas, David N. Zaya, Jeffrey W. Matthews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X20310177