Synthesizing traditional biogeography with microbial ecology: The importance of dormancy

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1835-1841

  Locey, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Ecological neutral theory; Equilibrium theory; Island biogeography; Microbial biogeography; Microbial ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957030848     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02357.x     Document Type: Editorial

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