Global patterns of species richness: Spatial models for conservation planning using bioindicator and precipitation data

Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 809-821

  Pearson, David L ^a   Carroll, Steven S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION PLANNING; NORTH AMERICA; PRECIPITATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION PLANNING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0031853289     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1998.96460.x     Document Type: Article

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