Taxonomic homogenization and differentiation across Southern Ocean Islands differ among insects and vascular plants

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-228

  Shaw, Justine D ^a   Spear, Dian ^a   Greve, Michelle ^a,b   Chown, Steven L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Non indigenous species; Southern Ocean Islands; Spatial scale; Sub Antarctic; Taxonomic homogenization; Taxonomic resolution

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLIMATE EFFECT; DATABASE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HOMOGENEITY; INSECT; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; NEW SPECIES; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL APPLICATION; SUBANTARCTIC REGION; TAXONOMY; VASCULAR PLANT;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

HEXAPODA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 74849093971     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02204.x     Document Type: Article

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