title: A framework for metacommunity analysis of phylogenetic structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology, Laboratory of Quantitative Ecology, Universidade Federaldo Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 91540-000, Brazil. vpillar@ufrgs.br
authors.forename: Valério D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Pillar
authors.forename: Leandro d S
authors.initials: Ld
authors.lastname: Duarte