Species diversity is dynamic and unbounded at local and continental scales

American Naturalist

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 584-593

  Harmon, Luke J ^a   Harrison, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Diversity; Ecological limits; Saturation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CARRYING CAPACITY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; SATURATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; PHYLOGENY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOTA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84928485123     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/680859     Document Type: Article

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