Habitat heterogeneity overrides the species-area relationship

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 675-681

  Báldi, András ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Central Hungary; Community ecology; Faunal survey; Island ecology; Land cover; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

CADDISFLY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; HABITAT; HETEROGENEITY; INSECT; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LAND COVER; NATURE RESERVE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; SURVEY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

ACARI; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CHILOPODA; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; DIPLOPODA; DIPTERA; NEUROPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; THYSANOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 40749115191     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01825.x     Document Type: Article

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