Ecological biogeography of North American mammals: Species density and ecological structure in relation to environmental gradients

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1437-1467

  Badgley, Catherine ^a   Fox, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Climatic gradients; Ecological diversity; Ecological structure; Mammals; North America

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MAMMAL; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034446346     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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