Small-mammal species richness and abundance along a tropical altitudinal gradient: An Australian example

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-149

  Bateman, Brooke L ^a   Kutt, Alex S ^b   Vanderduys, Eric P ^b   Kemp, Jeanette E ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Altitude; Australia; Gradient; Non volant mammal; Species abundance; Species richness; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALTITUDE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LAND MANAGEMENT; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RAINFOREST; SAVANNA; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77952497543     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409990460     Document Type: Article

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