The relationship between local and regional diversity of indigenous forest fauna in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 683-705

  Lawes, Michael J ^a   Eeley, Harriet A C ^a   Piper, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community saturation; Pool exhaustion; Regional enrichment; Species interaction; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; SCALE EFFECT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034044129     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008989609581     Document Type: Article

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