Latitudinal gradients in taxonomic overdescription rate affect macroecological inferences using species list data

Ecography

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-340

  Jones, Owen R ^a   Purvis, Andy ^a   Quicke, Donald L J ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MACROECOLOGY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NOMENCLATURE; PROBABILITY; RANGE SIZE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASP;

ICHNEUMONIDAE;

EID: 84859426314     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.06956.x     Document Type: Article

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