Comparative biogeography of New Zealand trees: Species richness, height, leaf traits and range sizes

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-151

  McGlone, Matt S ^a   Richardson, Sarah J ^a   Jordan, Greg J ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conifers; Deciduous; Dispersal; Divaricating; Diversity; Leaf margin; Leaf size; Range size; Rapoport's rule; Tree height

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCHIPELAGO; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; NEOGENE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; RANGE SIZE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA; CHILE; EUROPE; FIJI; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 70349832121     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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