Elevation gradients of species-density: Historical and prospective views

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-13

  Lomolino, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity theory; Elevational gradients; Montane biogeography; Mountains; Species richness; Species density

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0035070468     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-822x.2001.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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