Species richness, environmental correlates, and spatial scale: A test using South African birds

American Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 566-577

  Van Rensburg, B J ^a   Chown, S L ^a   Gaston, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Energy availability; Grain; Habitat heterogeneity; Potential evapotranspiration; Primary productivity

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SCALE EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036224649     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339464     Document Type: Article

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