In this paper, we show that fine-scale data on seed plant diversity exhibit exponential scaling behaviour across the taxonomic hierarchy. One practical implication of this result is that the scaling behaviour of higher taxonomic levels can be used to predict species richness in a given area with reasonable accuracy. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Using the scaling behaviour of higher taxa for the assessment of species richness / Ricotta, Carlo; Mara, Ferrari; Avena, Giancarlo. - In: BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. - ISSN 0006-3207. - STAMPA. - 107:1(2002), pp. 131-133. [10.1016/s0006-3207(02)00045-9]
Using the scaling behaviour of higher taxa for the assessment of species richness
RICOTTA, Carlo;AVENA, Giancarlo
2002
Abstract
In this paper, we show that fine-scale data on seed plant diversity exhibit exponential scaling behaviour across the taxonomic hierarchy. One practical implication of this result is that the scaling behaviour of higher taxonomic levels can be used to predict species richness in a given area with reasonable accuracy. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.File allegati a questo prodotto
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