Biodiversity: Higher taxon richness

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 117-127

  Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000536385     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/030913300673943469     Document Type: Article

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