Inferring implications of climate change in south Florida hardwood hammocks through analysis of metacommunity structure
Abstract
In order to explore how variation in regional biogeography would affect forest responses to climate change, we analysed metacommunity structure of trees in natural forest fragments across a boundary between tropical and sub‐tropical temperature regimes. We wished to determine whether species assemblages were constrained by periodic cold temperatures, dispersal limitation and/or local processes associated with fragment size, and consider how these influences might affect future species migration and community reassembly.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 08, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1111/ddi.12442
Entities
People
- Adam A. Spitzig
- Jay P. Sah
- Michael S. Ross
- Pablo L. Ruiz
- Suresh C. Subedi
Organizations
- Ducks Unlimited
- Florida International University
- National Science Foundation