Power fraction: A new explanation of relative abundance patterns in species-rich assemblages

Oikos

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 543-550

  Tokeshi, Mutsunori ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; NICHE APPORTIONMENT MODEL; POWER FRACTION MODEL; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE PATTERN;

EID: 0030303771     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545898     Document Type: Review

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