Evaluating the sampling bias in pattern of subterranean species richness: Combining approaches

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3035-3048

  Zagmajster, Maja ^a   Culver, David C ^b   Christman, Mary C ^c   Sket, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Northwestern Balkans; Obligate cave beetles; Residual analysis; Sampling intensity; Species richness hotspots; Terrestrial troglobionts; Uniques

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CAVE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENDEMISM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING BIAS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

BALKANS;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 84655177773     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9873-2     Document Type: Article

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