Patterns of functional and taxonomic organization of stream fishes: Inferences based on α, β, and γ diversities

Ecography

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 678-687

  Higgins, Christopher L ^a  

^a TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIVERSITY INDEX; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 77957124622     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.05958.x     Document Type: Article

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