Geographical variation of multiplex ecological networks in marine intertidal communities

Rivera, Miguel Lurgi; Galiana, Núria; Broitman, Bernardo R.; Kéfi, Sonia; Wieters, Evie A.; Navarrete, Sergio A.

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Geographical variation of multiplex ecological networks in marine intertidal communities

Miguel Lurgi Rivera

, Núria Galiana, Bernardo R. Broitman, Sonia Kéfi, Evie A. Wieters, Sergio A. Navarrete

Ecology, Volume: 101, Issue: 11

Swansea University Author: Miguel Lurgi Rivera

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Understanding the drivers of geographical variation in species distributions, and the resulting community structure, constitutes one of the grandest challenges in ecology. Geographical patterns of species richness and composition have been relatively well studied. Less is known about how the entire...

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Geographical variation of multiplex ecological networks in marine intertidal communities

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