Neutral community dynamics, the mid-domain effect and spatial patterns in species richness

Ecology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 783-790

  Rangel, Thiago F L V B ^a   Diniz Filho, José A F ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Macroecology; Mid domain effect; Neutral theory; Spatial patterns; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 22544474416     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00786.x     Document Type: Review

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