Effects of Regional vs. Ecological Factors on Plant Species Richness: An Intercontinental Analysis

Conclusions from past studies on the roles that historical and regional factors and contemporary and ecological factors have played in regulating large-scale patterns of species richness have been controversial. Conflicting past results were likely affected by differences in the range of environment...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecology. - Duke University Press. - 88(2007), 6, Seite 1440-1453
1. Verfasser: Qian, Hong (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: White, Peter S., Song, Jong-Suk
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecology
Schlagworte:biodiversity climate effect eastern Asia eastern North America flowering plants historical contingency region effect species richness Biological sciences Environmental studies Physical sciences