Species turnover on a protected subtropical barrier island: A long-term study

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 705-715

  Herwitz, Stanley R ^a   Wunderlin, Richard P ^b   Hansen, Bruce P ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Casuarina equisetifolia; Cayo Costa; equilibrium; extinction; Florida; immigration; island biogeography; Schinus terebinthifolius; Species turnover; turnover

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; EQUILIBRIUM THEORY; IMMIGRATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LOCAL EXTINCTION; SPECIES TURNOVER;

USA, FLORIDA, CAYO-COSTA ISLAND;

ANACARDIACEAE; CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; CASUARINACEAE; SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS;

EID: 0030303301     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.1996.tb00031.x     Document Type: Article

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