# Navigating the multiple meanings of β diversity: a roadmap for the practicing ecologist.

@article{Anderson2011NavigatingTM,
title={Navigating the multiple meanings of $\beta$ diversity: a roadmap for the practicing ecologist.},
author={Marti J. Anderson and Thomas O. Crist and Jonathan M. Chase and Mark Vellend and Brian D. Inouye and Amy L Freestone and Nathan J. Sanders and Howard V. Cornell and Liza S. Comita and Kendi F. Davies and Susan P. Harrison and Nathan J B Kraft and James C. Stegen and Nathan G. Swenson},
journal={Ecology letters},
year={2011},
volume={14 1},
pages={
19-28
}
}
A recent increase in studies of β diversity has yielded a confusing array of concepts, measures and methods. Here, we provide a roadmap of the most widely used and ecologically relevant approaches for analysis through a series of mission statements. We distinguish two types of β diversity: directional turnover along a gradient vs. non-directional variation. Different measures emphasize different properties of ecological data. Such properties include the degree of emphasis on presence/absence vs… Expand
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