Commonness and rarity: Theory and application of a new model to mediterranean montane grasslands

Ecology and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Rey Benayas, José M ^a   Scheiner, Samuel M ^b   Sánchez Colomer, Manuel García ^c   Levassor, Catherine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^c CEDEX ^*  (France)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Commonness; Endangered species; Generalist specialist trade off; Geographic range; Habitat occupancy; Habitat specificity; Iberia; Local abundance; Montane grasslands; Rarity; Superior organism theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249122277     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/es-00104-030105     Document Type: Article

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