Small-mammal diversity and abundance in a French Guianan rain forest: Test of sampling procedures using species rarefaction curves

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 419-425

  Mauffrey, J F ^a   Steiner, C ^b   Catzeflis, F M ^c  

^a Aix Marseille University Marseille   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Extrapolation models; Marsupials; Neotropical forests; Rodents; Species richness; Trapping

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EDGE EFFECT; MARSUPIAL; NEOTROPICAL REGION; RAINFOREST; RARITY; RODENT; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAPPING; VILLAGE;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 34447104548     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467407004154     Document Type: Article

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