Using rarity to infer how dendritic network structure shapes biodiversity in riverine communities

Ecography

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 993-1001

  Swan, Christopher M ^a   Brown, Bryan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84927573474     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecog.00496     Document Type: Article

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