Endemicity biases nestedness metrics: A demonstration, explanation and solution

Ecography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 347-356

  Greve, Michelle ^a   L Chown, Steven ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; NESTEDNESS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

EID: 33745086492     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0906-7590.04493.x     Document Type: Article

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