Predicting unknown species numbers using discovery curves.
A common approach to estimating the total number of extant species in a taxonomic group is to extrapolate from the temporal pattern of known species descriptions. A formal statistical approach to this problem is provided. The approach is applied to a number of global datasets for birds, ants, mosses...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprog: | English |
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2007
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