Bird diversity and enviromnental gradients in Britain: A test of the species-energy hypothesis

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 581-598

  Lennon, J J ^a   Greenwood, J J D ^b   Turner, J R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Richness; Species distribution; Turnover

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033902103     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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