Commonness and Rarity: Theory and Application of a New Model to Mediterranean Montane Grasslands

Commonness and Rarity: Theory and Application of a New Model to Mediterranean Montane Grasslands

We examined patterns of commonness and rarity among plant species in montane wet grasslands of Iberia. This examination is set within two contexts. First, we expanded on an earlier scheme for classifying species as common or rare by adding a fourth criterion, the ability of that species to occupy a...

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Main Authors: José M. Rey Benayas, Samuel M. Scheiner, Manuel García Sánchez-Colomer, Catherine Levassor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 1999-06-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
commonness
endangered species
generalist/specialist trade-off
geographic range
habitat occupancy
habitat specificity
Iberia
local abundance
montane grasslands
rarity
superior organism theory.
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol3/iss1/art5/

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