Mid-domain models as predictors of species diversity patterns: Bathymetric diversity gradients in the deep sea

Oikos

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 555-566

  McClain, Craig R ^a   Etter, Ron J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; POLYCHAETE; PREDICTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 17444428956     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13529.x     Document Type: Article

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