Core and satellite species in degraded habitats: An analysis using Malagasy tree communities

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2515-2529

  Cadotte, Marc W ^a   Lovett Doust, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diversity; Extinction; Fragmentation; Madagascar; Metacommunity; Metapopulation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODEGRADATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DIVERSITY INDEX; EXTINCTION RISK; FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LOCAL EXTINCTION; METAPOPULATION; MORTALITY RISK; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STOCHASTICITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 34447298595     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9027-8     Document Type: Article

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