Scale-dependent variation in local vs. regional effects on coral species richness

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 259-274

  Karlson, Ronald H ^a   Cornell, Howard V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Corals; Regional enrichment; Saturation; Within habitat diversity

Indexed keywords

CORAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCALE EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0031708091     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(1998)068[0259:SDVILV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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