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Phylogenetic signatures of facilitation and competition in successional communities

  1. Miguel Verdú1,
  2. Pedro J. Rey2,
  3. Julio M. Alcántara2,
  4. Gemma Siles2,
  5. Alfonso Valiente-Banuet3,4,*

Article first published online: 13 OCT 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01565.x

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Journal of Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volume 97, Issue 6, pages 1171–1180, November 2009

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Verdú, M., Rey, P. J., Alcántara, J. M., Siles, G. and Valiente-Banuet, A. (2009), Phylogenetic signatures of facilitation and competition in successional communities. Journal of Ecology, 97: 1171–1180. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01565.x

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  1. 1

    Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificación (CIDE, CSIC-UV-GV), Apartado Oficial, 46470 Albal, Valencia, Spain

  2. 2

    Departamento de Biología Animal, Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaen, Spain

  3. 3

    Departamento de Ecología de la Biodiversidad, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, AP 70-275, CP 04510 Mexico, DF, Mexico

  4. 4

    Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico, DF, Mexico

* *Correspondence author. E-mail: avalib@gmail.com

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  1. Issue published online: 13 OCT 2009
  2. Article first published online: 13 OCT 2009
  3. Received 8 May 2009; accepted 7 August 2009 Handling Editor: Ray Callaway

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