Challenges in the application of geometric constraint models

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-264

  Mcclain, Craig R ^a   White, Ethan P ^b,c   Hurlbert, Allen H ^d  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Debate; Diversity; Geometric constraint model; Mi d domaineffect; Null model; Species range; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 34247164041     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2007.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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