Biotic homogenization: A new research agenda for conservation biogeography

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2027-2039

  Olden, Julian D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biotic differentiation; Complementarity; Conservation biogeography; Conservation planning; Faunal homogenization; Floral homogenization; Spatial scale; Species extinction; Species invasion

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOTIC FACTOR; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EXTINCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 33644778927     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01572.x     Document Type: Article

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