Measuring β-diversity using a taxonomic similarity index, and its relation to spatial scale

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 215, Issue , 2001, Pages 69-77

  Izsak, C ^a   Price, A R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Echinoderms; Indo West Pacific; Taxonomic similarity; diversity

Indexed keywords

INDEX METHOD; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0035978264     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps215069     Document Type: Article

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