Influence of island geography, age and landscape on species composition in different animal groups

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1318-1329

  Fattorini, Simone ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aeolian Islands; Arthropods; Community ecology; Island biogeography; Italy; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARCHIPELAGO; ARTHROPOD; BEETLE; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRASSLAND; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LAND COVER; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

ITALY; SICILY;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; CHILOPODA; ORTHOPTERA; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 79959332431     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02486.x     Document Type: Article

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