The impact of neutrality, niche differentiation and species input on diversity and abundance distributions

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 931-940

  Zillio, Tommaso ^a   Condit, Richard ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DIFFERENTIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NEW SPECIES; NICHE PARTITIONING; RARITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 34248349480     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2007.15662.x     Document Type: Article

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