Regional and local impact on species diversity - From pattern to processes

Oecologia

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 479-491

  Hillebrand, Helmut ^a   Blenckner, Thorsten ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Area; Body size; Dispersal; Diversity; Species pool

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; DISPERSAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES POOL; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0036931080     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0988-3     Document Type: Review

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