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A Fractal Model with Biological Significance for the Scaling Linguistic Diversity-Area

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Here a statistical fractal model is introduced to explain the observed scaling along six orders of magnitude for the average linguistic diversity within geographic areas. It is conjectured that the same model could be relevant to explain some aspects of the species-area curves in ecological studies.

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Acknowledgements

MRFS thanks CAPES for doctoral scholarship at the beginning of this research and Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco for license for the completion of the doctorate.

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The work is supported by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil, National Council for the Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES), Brazil, Programa de Excelência Acadêmica (PROEX), Brazil 534/2018 No 23038.003382/2018-39 and Programa de Apoio a Núcleos de Excelência (PRONEX), Brazil from MCT/CNPq/FACEPE, No APQ-1330-1.05/10.

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  1. M. R. F. Santos and M. A. F. Gomes contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, 50670-901, Pernambuco, Brazil

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  2. Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e de Pernambuco, Barreiros, 55560-000, Pernambuco, Brazil

    M. R. F. Santos

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Santos, M.R.F., Gomes, M.A.F. A Fractal Model with Biological Significance for the Scaling Linguistic Diversity-Area. Braz J Phys 53, 52 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-023-01263-3

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