Comparative influence of spatial scale on beta diversity within regional assemblages of birds and butterflies

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 917-929

  Mac Nally, Ralph ^a,e   Fleishman, Erica ^b   Bulluck, Lesley P ^c,d,f   Betrus, Christopher J ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analyses; Diversity patterns; Great Basin; Jaccard similarities; Nevada; Proximity of samples; Riparian areas; Sampling grain; Spatial scale; Species composition

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HETEROGENEITY; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; PAPILIONOIDEA; RIPARIA;

EID: 2542423194     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01089.x     Document Type: Article

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