Beyond just species: Is Africa the most taxonomically diverse bird continent?
We analysed avian diversity in 8 similar-sized regions of Africa, and in an additional 16 regions spread across the world; half of these 24 regions were tropical and the other half were temperate. For each region, counts of species, genus, family and order were recorded rather than only a species co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2013-05-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/3876 |