Influence of environmental heterogeneity and geographic distance on beta-diversity of woody communities

To evaluate to what extent effects of environmental heterogeneity and geographic distance determine beta-diversity of woody communities within and among vegetation types at a basin spatial scale. The importance of two components of beta-diversity (nestedness and replacement) were also assessed. Location: Cuitzeo basin, central Mexico. The Cuitzeo basin (ca. 4000 km2) encompasses different vegetation types, among which tropical shrubland, oak...