Driving forces of island biodiversity: An appraisal of two theories

Physical Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 351-377

  Walter, Hartmut S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Equilibrium theory; Island avifauna; Island biogeography; Island stability; Lack; MacArthur Wilson; Revillagigedo Islands; Socorro Island

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

MEXICO;

EID: 0032231465     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.1998.10642656     Document Type: Article

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