Disintegration of the ecological community

American Naturalist

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 741-750

  Ricklefs, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Community ecology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

BIODIVERSITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 56649089789     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593002     Document Type: Review

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