The patterns and causes of elevational diversity gradients

Ecography

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Sanders, Nathan J ^a   Rahbek, Carsten ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ELEVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 84855554300     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07338.x     Document Type: Article

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