A new sampling formula for neutral biodiversity

Ecology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 253-260

  Etienne, Rampal S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community; Ewens sampling formula; Hubbell; Neutral model; Urn scheme

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MODELING;

EID: 15444370229     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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