Taxonomic and functional turnover are decoupled in European peat bogs

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 1161 - 9
• Main Authors: Robroek, Bjorn J. M., Jassey, Vincent E. J., Payne, Richard J., Martí, Magalí, Bragazza, Luca, Bleeker, Albert, Buttler, Alexandre, Caporn, Simon J. M., Dise, Nancy B., Kattge, Jens, Zając, Katarzyna, Svensson, Bo H., van Ruijven, Jasper, Verhoeven, Jos T. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 27.10.2017; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/158/2165; 704/158/2445; 704/158/853; Biodiversity and Ecology; Bogs; Clusters; Ecological function; Ecology, environment; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Environmental conditions; Environmental gradient; Environmental Sciences; Functionally gradient materials; Humanities and Social Sciences; Life Sciences; multidisciplinary; Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology; Natuurbeheer en Plantenecologie; PE&RC; Peat; Peat bogs; Peatlands; Plant communities; Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation; Plant species; Plantenecologie en Natuurbeheer; Redundancy; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Species; Taxonomy

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