To fit or not to fit? A poorly fitting procedure produces inconsistent results when the species-area relationship is used to locate hotspots

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2531-2538

  Fattorini, Simone ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fitting equations; Hotspots; Lepidoptera; Species area relationships

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; HOT SPOT; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TURKEY;

LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 34447320176     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9029-6     Document Type: Article

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