Separating macroecological pattern and process: comparing ecological, economic, and geological systems.

Theories of biodiversity rest on several macroecological patterns describing the relationship between species abundance and diversity. A central problem is that all theories make similar predictions for these patterns despite disparate assumptions. A troubling implication is that these patterns may...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Blonder, Lindsey Sloat, Brian J Enquist, Brian McGill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4226609?pdf=render