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Habitat diversity and the species—area relationship: alternative models and tests

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Habitat Structure

Part of the book series: Population and Community Biology Series ((PCBS,volume 8))

Abstract

General principles and patterns are scarce commodities in community ecology. Thus, ecologists have been justifiably intrigued by the repeated observation that the number of species collected in a sample increases with sample area (e.g., McGuinness, 1984a, and references therein). Indeed, Schoener (1976) has called this species-area relationship ‘One of community ecology’s few genuine laws. . .’ However, the near ubiquity of the species - area relationship does not mean that ecologists understand the processes governing this pattern (e.g., Connor and McCoy, 1979; McGuinness, 1984a; Williamson, 1988).

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Hart, D.D., Horwitz, R.J. (1991). Habitat diversity and the species—area relationship: alternative models and tests. In: Bell, S.S., McCoy, E.D., Mushinsky, H.R. (eds) Habitat Structure. Population and Community Biology Series, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3076-9_3

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