Partitioning taxon, phylogenetic and functional beta diversity into replacement and richness difference components

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Primary succession on lava domes on Terceira (Azores)

Vegetation attributes were consistent with the successional stage of each dome in the primary sere; however, the geomorphologic units did not follow the same pattern. The influence of the rates of plant colonization and soil formation are responsible for the decrease of the successional rates from footslopes, to summits, to slopes. The vegetation successionally changes from Juniperus scrub, to Juniperus wood and forest, and there is little species replacement since the similarity in species composition is high between the 3 domes.

Biodiversidade da Reserva Florestal de Recreio do Pinhal da Paz

Dissertação de Mestrado, Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal, 4 de Fevereiro de 2016, Universidade dos Açores.