Factors affecting range size differences for plant species on rock outcrops in eastern Australia

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-220

  Hunter, John T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Life forms; New England Batholith; Range saturation; Range size; Rock outcrops; Species abundance; Species diversity; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLORA; OUTCROP; RANGE SIZE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0038187640     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-822X.2003.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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