An extensive comparison of species-abundance distribution models

A number of different models have been proposed as descriptions of the species-abundance distribution (SAD). Most evaluations of these models use only one or two models, focus on only a single ecosystem or taxonomic group, or fail to use appropriate statistical methods. We use likelihood and AIC to...

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Main Authors: Elita Baldridge, David J. Harris, Xiao Xiao, Ethan P. White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2823.pdf