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Spatial Heterogeneity in Closed Basins

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Spatial Pattern in Plankton Communities

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Abstract

Everything varies in space and time. This truism appears to be as accurate for aquatic habitats as it is for terrestrial habitats. Whether one measures physical parameters, the concentrations of chemical species, or numbers of organisms, all are spatially and temporally heterogeneous.

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  1. Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis, California, 95616, USA

    Peter J. Richerson, Thomas M. Powell, Mark R. Leigh-Abbott & John A. Coil

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Richerson, P.J., Powell, T.M., Leigh-Abbott, M.R., Coil, J.A. (1978). Spatial Heterogeneity in Closed Basins. In: Steele, J.H. (eds) Spatial Pattern in Plankton Communities. NATO Conference Series, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2195-6_11

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