An empirical evaluation of four variants of a universal species–area relationship

An empirical evaluation of four variants of a universal species–area relationship

The Maximum Entropy Theory of Ecology (METE) predicts a universal species–area relationship (SAR) that can be fully characterized using only the total abundance (N) and species richness (S) at a single spatial scale. This theory has shown promise for characterizing scale dependence in the SAR. Howev...

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Main Authors: Daniel J. McGlinn, Xiao Xiao, Ethan P. White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2013-11-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Abundance
Biodiversity
Species richness
Entropy
Information theory
Scaling
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/212.pdf

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