Ecological comparisons between Eastern Asia and North America: Historical and geographical perspectives

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-206

  Qinfeng, Guo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Eastern Asia; Ecological comparison; Geography; History; North America

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345161609     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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