Population structure, propagule pressure, and conservation biogeography in the sub-Antarctic: Lessons from indigenous and invasive springtails: Biodiversity research

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-154

  Myburgh, M ^a   Chown, Steven L ^a   Daniels, S R ^a   Van Vuuren, B Jansen ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Collembola; Conservation biogeography; mtDNA COI; Rarefaction

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; INSECT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROPAGULE; SUBANTARCTIC REGION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CERATOPHYSELLA DENTICULATA; COLLEMBOLA; CRYPTOPYGUS ANTARCTICUS; INVERTEBRATA; ISOTOMURUS; TULLBERGIA;

EID: 33847416632     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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