Abstract
A key challenge in ecology and conservation is to determine how processes at different scales create variation in community composition (β-diversity). In this issue, Oldén & Halme show that grazers increase β-diversity through multiple processes at different scales. We discuss how β-diversity can elucidate fundamental processes of community assembly, challenges in linking processes to patterns, and unresolved questions across scales.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1081-1083 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Vegetation Science |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 6 |
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State | Published - Nov 1 2016 |