A critical evaluation of different methods for the determination of areas of endemism and biotic elements: An Alpine study

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2056-2065

  Casazza, Gabriele ^a   Minuto, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Areas of endemism; Biotic elements; Cluster analysis; Ecological biogeography; Endemic plant species; Historical biogeography; Indicator species analysis; Ligurian Alps; Maritime Alps; PAE

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOTA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIGURIA; MARITIME ALPS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 70350131777     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02156.x     Document Type: Article

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