Sampling at the species level: Impact of spatial biases on diversity gradients

Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 903-906

  Westrop, Stephen R ^a   Adrain, Jonathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Diversity; North America; Sampling; Trilobites

Indexed keywords

SPECIES SAMPLING;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBONATES;

GEOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; CAMBRIAN; FOSSIL RECORD; LAURENTIA; SAMPLING BIAS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84879882219     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0903:SATSLI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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