Body size and abundance relationship: An index of diversity for herbivores

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1923-1931

  Oindo, Boniface O ^a   Skidmore, Andrew K ^a   Prins, Herbert H T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal abundance; Biodiversity indices; Body size; Large herbivores; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; DIVERSITY INDEX; HERBIVORE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

KENYA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035675182     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013191419831     Document Type: Article

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