Diversity in Tropical Rain Forests and Coral Reefs Export

@article{citeulike:4744372, abstract = {The commonly observed high diversity of trees in tropical rain forests and corals on tropical reefs is a nonequilibrium state which, if not disturbed further, will progress toward a low-diversity equilibrium community. This may not happen if gradual changes in climate favor different species. If equilibrium is reached, a lesser degree of diversity may be sustained by niche diversification or by a compensatory mortality that favors inferior competitors. However, tropical forests and reefs are subject to severe disturbances often enough that equilibrium may never be attained. 10.1126/science.199.4335.1302}, author = {Connell, Joseph H.}, booktitle = {Science}, citeulike-article-id = {4744372}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.199.4335.1302}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/199/4335/1302.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/199/4335/1302.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/199/4335/1302}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17840770}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17840770}, day = {24}, doi = {10.1126/science.199.4335.1302}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {community, disturbance, diversity, ecology}, month = {March}, number = {4335}, pages = {1302--1310}, posted-at = {2009-06-04 13:20:41}, priority = {2}, title = {Diversity in Tropical Rain Forests and Coral Reefs}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.199.4335.1302}, volume = {199}, year = {1978} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4744372 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4744372 N2 - The commonly observed high diversity of trees in tropical rain forests and corals on tropical reefs is a nonequilibrium state which, if not disturbed further, will progress toward a low-diversity equilibrium community. This may not happen if gradual changes in climate favor different species. If equilibrium is reached, a lesser degree of diversity may be sustained by niche diversification or by a compensatory mortality that favors inferior competitors. However, tropical forests and reefs are subject to severe disturbances often enough that equilibrium may never be attained. 10.1126/science.199.4335.1302 IS - 4335 JF - Science EP - 1310 TI - Diversity in Tropical Rain Forests and Coral Reefs VL - 199 T2 - Science SP - 1302 KW - community KW - disturbance KW - diversity KW - ecology AU - Connell, Joseph PY - 1978/03/24/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.199.4335.1302 ER -