Beta diversity of frogs in the forests of New Guinea, Amazonia and Europe: contrasting tropical and temperate communities

@article{Dahl2009BetaDO,
  title={Beta diversity of frogs in the forests of New Guinea, Amazonia and Europe: contrasting tropical and temperate communities},
  author={Christine Dahl and Vojtěch Novotn{\'y} and Jiř{\'i} Moravec and Stephen John Richards},
  journal={Journal of Biogeography},
  year={2009},
  volume={36}
}
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. 
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