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Rebuilding community ecology from functional traits

Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2006 · Vol. 21(4) · pp. 178–185

Brian J. McGill✉(McGill University)Brian J. Enquist(University of Arizona)Evan Weiher(University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire)Mark Westoby(Macquarie University)

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Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEcologyNicheAbiotic componentEcological nicheCommunityContext (archaeology)Niche constructionTheoretical ecologyBiologyPairwise comparison

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AnimalsEcologyPlantsSpecies Specificity

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