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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-10-01
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Series: | Web Ecology |
Online Access: | http://www.web-ecol.net/14/51/2014/we-14-51-2014.pdf |