Arthropods (Terrestrial), Amazonian

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 245-253

  Adis, Joachim ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b National Institute for Amazonian Research Department of Biodiversity   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Amazonian basin; Andes; Arthropods; Guyanian Shield; Megadiversity; Neotropics; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042840311     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00209-4     Document Type: Chapter

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