Changing species richness and composition in Canadian national parks

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1099-1109

  Rivard, Donald H ^a   Poitevin, Jean ^a   Plasse, Daniel ^a   Carleton, Michel ^a   Currie, David J ^b  

^a Canadian Heritage   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LOCAL EXTINCTION; NATIONAL PARK; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANADA;

EID: 0033861231     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.98247.x     Document Type: Article

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