Quantifying High Resolution Transitional Breaks in Plant and Mammal Distributions at Regional Extent and Their Association with Climate, Topography and Geology

Giovanni Di Virgilio; Shawn W. Laffan; Malte C. Ebach

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059227

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Quantifying High Resolution Transitional Breaks in Plant and Mammal Distributions at Regional Extent and Their Association with Climate, Topography and Geology

Giovanni Di Virgilio ,

* E-mail: giovanni@unsw.edu.au

Affiliation School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Shawn W. Laffan,

Affiliation School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Malte C. Ebach

Affiliations School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Australian Museum, Department of Palaeontology, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Quantifying High Resolution Transitional Breaks in Plant and Mammal Distributions at Regional Extent and Their Association with Climate, Topography and Geology

Giovanni Di Virgilio,
Shawn W. Laffan,
Malte C. Ebach

Published: April 1, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059227

About the Authors

Giovanni Di Virgilio

* E-mail: giovanni@unsw.edu.au

Affiliation School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Shawn W. Laffan

Affiliation School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Malte C. Ebach

Affiliations School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Australian Museum, Department of Palaeontology, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Designed the software used in analysis: SL. Reviewed and commented upon draft versions of the manuscript: SL ME. Conceived and designed the experiments: GD SL ME. Analyzed the data: GD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SL. Wrote the paper: GD.

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