A multifaceted approach to analyzing taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic β-diversity
G. Nakamura, W. Vicentin, Y. R. Súarez, L. d. S. Duarte
The paper introduces two new β-diversity metrics, BDFun and BDPhy, to capture functional and phylogenetic variation in metacommunities, demonstrating their statistical validity and conservation relevance.
bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2019Ecology