The Effect of Phylogeny, Environment and Morphology on Communities of a Lianescent Clade (Bignonieae-Bignoniaceae) in Neotropical Biomes

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 3; p. e90177
• Main Authors: Alcantara, Suzana, Ree, Richard H., Martins, Fernando R., Lohmann, Lúcia G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 03.03.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Assembly; Bignoniaceae; Bignoniaceae - classification; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Biological evolution; Biology; Biomes; Clustering; Community structure; Competition; Driving conditions; Ecological effects; Ecological monitoring; Ecology; Environment; Environmental conditions; Evolution; Filtration; Habitats; Lianas; Local communities; Morphology; Museum exhibits; Museums; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant communities; Plant reproduction; Plant sciences; Plants (botany); Pollinators; Principal components analysis; Specialization; Speciation; Species; Taxonomy; Tropical Climate

The influence of ecological traits to the distribution and abundance of species is a prevalent issue in biodiversity science. Most studies of plant community assembly have focused on traits related to abiotic aspects or direct interactions among plants, with less attention paid to ignore indirect in...