Habitat patchiness and plant species richness

The pattern of woody species richness decline with a decrease in woody vegetation cover was studied within a tallgrass prairie. The decline in species richness is highly non-linear, with a well-defined threshold below which species richness collapses. This relationship can be understood after consid...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Bascompte, Jordi, Rodríguez, Miguel A.
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2001
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositório:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/41715
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/41715
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Biodiversity
habitat heterogeneity
habitat loss
patchiness
Species richness
Descrição
Resumo:The pattern of woody species richness decline with a decrease in woody vegetation cover was studied within a tallgrass prairie. The decline in species richness is highly non-linear, with a well-defined threshold below which species richness collapses. This relationship can be understood after considering information on how landscape structure changes with woody vegetation cover, and how species richness is related to landscape structure