Interpreting biogeographical boundaries among Afrotropical birds: Spatial patterns in richness gradients and species replacement

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 459-474

  Williams, Paul H ^a   De Klerk, Helen M ^b,c   Crowe, Timothy M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Classification; Ecotones; Geographical range; Latitude; Ordination; Turnover

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRANSITION ZONE; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032752758     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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