Factors determining mammal species richness on habitat islands and isolates: Habitat diversity, disturbance, species interactions and guild assembly rules

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-37

  Fox, Barry J ^a   Fox, Marilyn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Disturbance; Guild assembly rules; Habitat diversity; Habitat islands; Island biogeography; Isolates; Mammal species richness; Species interaction

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; MAMMAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0034122691     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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