Indo-pacific biodiversity of coral reefs: Deviations from a mid-domain model

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2178-2190

  Connolly, Sean R ^a   Bellwood, David R ^a   Hughes, Terence P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Geographic range; Indo Australian Archipelago (IAA); Latitudinal gradient; Longitudinal gradient; Macroecology; Mid domain effect

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEF; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 0345016035     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0254     Document Type: Article

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