Could temperature and water availability drive elevational species richness patterns? A global case study for bats

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-13

  McCain, Christy M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Climate; Diversity; Elevational gradient; Mammals; Mid domain effect; Species richness; Temperature; Water availability

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; INSECTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33845685699     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2006.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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