Theory predicts a rapid transition from niche-structured to neutral biodiversity patterns across a speciation-rate gradient

Theoretical Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-200

  Chisholm, Ryan A ^a,b   Pacala, Stephen W ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community ecology; Emergent pattern; Neutral theory; Niche model; Speciation rate

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; HYBRID; NICHE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TEMPERATE FOREST;

EID: 79954829581     PISSN: 18741738     EISSN: 18741746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12080-011-0113-5     Document Type: Article

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