Partitioning of diversity: the "within communities" component

It is routinely understood that the total diversity within a metacommunity (γ-diversity) can be partitioned into one component summarizing the diversity within communities (α-diversity) and a second component representing the contribution of diversity (or differences) between communities (β-...

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Main Author: H.-R. Gregorius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-10-01
Series:Web Ecology
Online Access:http://www.web-ecol.net/14/51/2014/we-14-51-2014.pdf