Higher species diversity explained by stronger spatial aggregation across six neotropical Drosophila communities

Ecology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 106-115

  Krijger, C L ^a   Sevenster, J G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggregation model; Community stability; Disturbance; Fragmented resources; Interspecific competition; Local diversity; Saturation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

PANAMA;

EID: 0035096309     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2001.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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