Beta-diversity in temperate and tropical forests reflects dissimilar mechanisms of community assembly - Myers, Jonathan A.; Chase, Jonathan M.; Jiménez, Iván; Jørgensen, Peter M.; Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro; Paniagua-Zambrana, Narel; Seidel, Renate (Ecology letters, 2013)
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