ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RODENT FA UNA OF NORTH-AFRICA

Authors
WARSHAVSKY AA KARIMOVA TY NERONOV VM
Citation
Aa. Warshavsky et al., ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RODENT FA UNA OF NORTH-AFRICA, Zoologiceskij zurnal, 74(8), 1995, pp. 136-151
Citations number
50
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Zoologiceskij zurnal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00445134
Volume
74
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
136 - 151
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-5134(1995)74:8<136:ZAOTRF>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A scheme of the zoogeographical subdivision of North Africa based on t he cluster analysis of the distribution of rodents (62 species) is giv en. The maps of zonal types of landscapes, that of the distribution of collection sites and the parameters of faunal diversity calculated ba sing on 1 degrees x1 degrees grid were used in this analysis. The sout hern borderline of the Sahara - Gobian desert region is defined more e xactly. The Coastal North-African subregion is outlined within the reg ion for the first time.