The impact of population processes on patterns of species richness: Lessons from elevational gradients

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 295-299

  Kessler, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altitude; Dispersal; Diversity patterns; Elevation; Mass effect; Source sink effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249122164     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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