Ecological biogeography: A review with emphasis on conservation and the neutral model

Gayana

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-112

  Monge Nájera, Julián ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Ecological biogeography; Global warming; Review; Temperate versus tropical

Indexed keywords

EID: 51949084667     PISSN: 0717652X     EISSN: 07176538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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