Insular biogeography of mammals in Canadian parks: A re-analysis

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 973-982

  Gurd, D Brent ^a,b   Nudds, Thomas D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian parks; Island biogeography; Mammal conservation; Range maps; Species richness; Species area curves

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; MAMMAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANADA;

EID: 0033451745     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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