How many species of Cyanobacteria are there? Using a discovery curve to predict the species number

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2907-2918

  Nabout, João Carlos ^a   da Silva Rocha, Barbbara ^a   Carneiro, Fernanda Melo ^a   Sant'Anna, Célia Leite ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b Pós graduação em Biodiversidade Vegetal e Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asymptote models; Biodiversity; Cumulative species curve

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; BIODIVERSITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH MODELING; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84886614764     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0561-x     Document Type: Article

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