A scale-free approach to subtaxon-to-taxon ratios

Community Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-162

  Marignani, M ^a   Ricotta, C ^a   Rossi, F ^a   Pavesi, A ^a   Avena, G C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Sample size dependence; Scaling; Taxon area curves; Taxonomic diversity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; SAMPLING; SCALE EFFECT;

EID: 10944231997     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.5.2004.2.2     Document Type: Article

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