Using spatial heterogeneity to extrapolate species richness: A new method tested on Ecuadorian cloud forest birds

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 189-198

  O'Dea, Niall ^a   Whittaker, Robert J ^a   Ugland, Karl I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Biodiversity; Bird diversity; Ecuador; Habitat heterogeneity; Scale; Species accumulation curve; Species richness estimation; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES;

EID: 33645100449     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01143.x     Document Type: Article

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