Latitudinal gradients and geographic ranges of exotic species: Implications for biogeography

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 139-150

  Sax, D F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Biotic pressure; Islands; Naturalized species; Range boundaries; Range size; Rapoport's rule; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; RANGE SIZE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AVES; MAMMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 0034991421     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2001.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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