Macroecological patterns of amphibian assemblages in the Western Palearctic: Implications for conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 176, Issue , 2014, Pages 252-261

  Escoriza, Daniel ^a   Ruhí, Albert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Macroecology; Nestedness; Phylogenetic clustering; Phylogenetic overdispersion; Site conservation; Species turnover

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; GENETIC STRUCTURE; LATITUDE; MACROECOLOGY; PALEARCTIC REGION; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; EUROPE;

EID: 84903386029     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.05.030     Document Type: Article

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