Density of intertidal barnacles along their full elevational range of distribution conforms to the abundant-centre hypothesis

The abundant-centre hypothesis (ACH) predicts that the density of a species should peak at its distribution centre and decrease similarly towards distribution margins. The ACH has been deduced from a theory that postulates that environmental conditions should be most favourable for a species at the...

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Main Authors: Ricardo A. Scrosati, Matthew J. Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6719.pdf