Environmental Science
6 years ago

No single distribution fits species abundance across different scales.

Theoretical Approach for how Species Abundance Distributions Change Across Scales*
Saeid Alirezazadeh, Luís Borda‐de‐Água, Paulo A. V. Borges, Rosalina Gabriel, Francisco Dionísio, Henrique M. Pereira, Pedro Cardoso

Paper Summary

The article explores how different distribution models fit species abundance data across various scales. By comparing moments of the distribution with real data on tree species, the researchers found that no single distribution fits best at all scales.

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