Large-scale biogeographic patterns of vascular plant richness in North America: An analysis at the generic level

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 829-836

  Qian, Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Diversity energy relationship; Generic richness; Latitudinal gradient; Longitudinal gradient

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032430880     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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