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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

4. Functional Diversity

Author : Nathan G. Swenson

Published in: Functional and Phylogenetic Ecology in R

Publisher: Springer New York

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Abstract

The objectives of this chapter are to explore the variety of metrics and approaches for analyzing the functional composition and diversity of species assemblages. Important topics will include the consideration of how uni- and multivariate trait data are utilized in functional diversity analyses, the use of raw trait distance matrices versus trait dendrograms, and the degree of similarity between functional diversity metrics.

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Metadata
Title
Functional Diversity
Author
Nathan G. Swenson
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer New York
Book
Functional and Phylogenetic Ecology in R

Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-9541-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4614-9542-0

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9542-0_4

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