Comments about some species abundance patterns: Classic, neutral, and niche partitioning models

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 1003-1012

  Ferreira, F C ^a   Petrere Jr , M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Log normal curve; Neutral models; Niche partitioning models; Power fraction model; Species abundance patterns

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAZIL; HUMAN; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 60049089396     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842008000500008     Document Type: Article

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