Species-area relationships and the impact of deer-browse in the complex phytogeography of the Haida Gwaii archipelago (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia

Ecoscience

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 511-522

  Gaston, Anthony J ^a   Stockton, Stephen A ^b,c   Smith, Joanna L ^d,e  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c NatureStock Environmental Consulting   (Canada)

^d Laskeek Bay Conservation Society   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Deer browsing; Haida Gwaii; Introduced species; Island biogeography; Species richness; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; DEER; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; VASCULAR PLANT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33846271023     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2006)13[511:SRATIO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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