Biodiversity - Latitudinal gradients

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 466-476

  Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001140972     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030913339602000406     Document Type: Article

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