Can subsets of species indicate overall patterns in biodiversity?
Abstract Resource limitations often allow only a subset of species to be counted. But using subsets may bias inferences on spatial or temporal trends in biodiversity. Using data from a video survey on reefs in the Gulf of Mexico for which all fish species observed were counted (243 species), we inve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Ecosphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1842 |