Partitioning sources of variation in vertebrate species richness

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 457-470

  Boone, Randall B ^a   Krohn, William B ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Geomorphology; Maine; Partition variation; Tree regression; USA; Vertebrate species richness; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOTIC FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SPECIES RICHNESS; VERTEBRATE;

UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033842030     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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