The geographical and institutional distribution of ecological research in the tropics

Biotropica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-404

  Stocks, Gabriela ^a   Seales, Lisa ^b   Paniagua, Franklin ^b   Maehr, Erin ^b   Bruna, Emilio M ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Conservation; Development; North south collaboration; Scientific productivity; Tropical ecology

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; RESEARCH; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 52949123278     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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