Spatial organization of a herpetofauna on an elevational gradient revealed by null model tests

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 976-988

  Hofer, Ulrich ^a   Bersier, Louis Félix ^b   Borcard, Daniel ^c  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM DER BURGERGEMEINDE BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Cameroon; Ecotone; Gradient distribution; Interspecific competition; Null model; Reptilia; Species groups; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CAMEROON; MOUNT KUPE;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0032952003     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0976:SOOAHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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