The impact of taxonomic bias when comparing past and present species diversity

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 372, Issue , 2013, Pages 130-137

  Carrasco, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Mammals; NEOMAP; Paleontology; Species area relationship; United States of America

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL RECORD; HOLOCENE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

GEOMYIDAE; HETEROMYIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84873750655     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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