Spatial patterns and environmental correlates of bryophyte richness: sampling effort matters

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 593-607

  Chen, Shengbin ^a   Ferry Slik, J W ^b   Mao, Lingfeng ^c   Zhang, Jian ^d   Sa, Rula ^e   Zhou, Kexin ^a   Gao, Jixi ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Latitudinal gradient; Liverworts; Microscopic organisms; Mosses; Sampling effort; Species richness specimen number relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925508726     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0838-8     Document Type: Article

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