Rarity within taxonomic lineages and the use of taxa above the level of species

Ecography

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 625-629

  Edwards, W ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; RARITY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0032420257     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1998.tb00555.x     Document Type: Article

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