BIOGEOGRAPHIC THEORY AND THE NUMBER AND HABITAT OF MOAS

From the relationship of the number of bird species to land area in New Zealand, the expected number of moa species is about 8 to 12. Of these, half should have lived in forest and half in open habitats. This may help to explain the uneasiness biogeographers have felt with 28 described species of mo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New Zealand journal of ecology 1989-01, Vol.12, p.35-37
1. Verfasser:	FLUX, JOHN E.C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biogeography Biological taxonomies Birds Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Forest cover Forest ecology Forest habitats Forests Marine and continental quaternary Moa Moas National parks Paleontology Species State forests Surficial geology The primeval situation Vertebrate paleontology
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Zusammenfassung:	From the relationship of the number of bird species to land area in New Zealand, the expected number of moa species is about 8 to 12. Of these, half should have lived in forest and half in open habitats. This may help to explain the uneasiness biogeographers have felt with 28 described species of moas, and the question of whether they were forest birds or not.
ISSN:	0110-6465 1177-7788 1177-7788