The co-distribution of species in relation to the neutral theory of community ecology

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1757-1770

  Bell, Graham ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abundance; Adaptation; Assembly rules; Co occurrence; Dispersal; Distribution; Diversity; Neutral model; Range

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 21744447099     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1028     Document Type: Review

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