The insular biogeography of small Bahamian cays

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 441-454

  Morrison, Lloyd W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Nestedness; Small island effect; Species incidence; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; CAY; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES TURNOVER;

ANDROS; BAHAMAS; EXUMA CAYS;

AIZOACEAE; SESUVIUM PORTULACASTRUM;

EID: 0030886747     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960568     Document Type: Article

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