An asymptote is an asymptote and not found in species-area relationships

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1713-

  Williamson, Mark ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^b   Lonsdale, W M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 0036952254     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00798.x     Document Type: Letter

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