Spatial patterns in species-area relationships and species distribution in a West African forest-savanna mosaic

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 677-684

  Hovestadt, Thomas ^a   Poethke, H Joachim ^a   Linsenmair, K Eduard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forest islands; Metapopulation; Regional species pool; Seed dispersal; Spatial pattern; Species similarity; Species area relationship; West Africa; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

FOREST; HABITAT MOSAIC; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; SAVANNA; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 17644393581     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01192.x     Document Type: Article

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