Reconciling approaches to biogeographical regionalization: A systematic and generic framework examined with a case study of the Australian continent

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-229

  Mackey, Brendan G ^a   Berry, Sandra L ^a   Brown, Tiffany ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeographical regionalization; Conservation biogeography; Continental classification; Environmental domains; Evolutionary processes; Gross primary productivity; Habitat templet

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CARRYING CAPACITY; CLASSIFICATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MODIS; NDVI; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REGIONALIZATION; STREAM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38149130406     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01822.x     Document Type: Article

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