Are planar areas adequate for the species-area relationship?

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-264

  Fattorini, S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Island biogeography; Power function; Species diversity; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; MACROECOLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 34547751966     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000701263513     Document Type: Article

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