Beta Diversity of Frogs in the Forests of New Guinea, Amazonia and Europe: Contrasting Tropical and Temperate Communities

Aim: To test the hypothesis that animal communities within environmentally relatively uniform lowland forests are characterized by low beta diversity, both in tropical and in temperate areas. Location: Lowland forests in the basins of the Sepik and Ramu rivers in New Guinea, the Amazon river in Boli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Biogeography. - Blackwell Publishing. - 36(2009), 5, Seite 896-904
1. Verfasser: Dahl, Chris (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Novotny, Vojtech, Moravec, Jiri, Richards, Stephen J., Procheş, Şerban
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Biogeography
Schlagworte:Alpha diversity amphibians biodiversity Bolivia community similarity geographic distribution Melanesia rain forest Sepik River species turnover mehr... Biological sciences Physical sciences Mathematics