Latitudinal gradients in species diversity. Area matters but how much?

Oikos

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 184-190

  Je, Klaus Roh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 33744875335     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546928     Document Type: Article

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