Are we making progress toward understanding the global diversity gradient?

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-3

  Hawkins, Bradford A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1142306101     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00214     Document Type: Article

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