Local environmental variables are key drivers of ant taxonomic and functional beta-diversity in a Mediterranean dryland

Abstract The decomposition of beta-diversity (β-diversity) into its replacement (βrepl) and richness (βrich) components in combination with a taxonomic and functional approach, may help to identify processes driving community composition along environmental gradients. We aimed to understand which ab...

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Published in:Scientific Reports
Main Authors: Clara Frasconi Wendt, Ana Ceia-Hasse, Alice Nunes, Robin Verble, Giacomo Santini, Mário Boieiro, Cristina Branquinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82059-w