An empirical evaluation of four variants of a universal species-area relationship. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2013 The Maximum Entropy Theory of Ecology (METE) predicts a universal species-area relationship (SAR) that can be fully characterized using only the total abundance (N) and species richness (S) at a single spatial scale.
McGlinn DJ, Xiao X, White EP.
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Modelling the species-area relationship using extreme value theory [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe nested species-area relationship, obtained by counting species in increasingly larger areas in a nested fashion, exhibits robust and recurring qualitative and quantitative patterns.
Luís Borda-de-Água +5 more
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A generalized approach to the modeling of the species-area relationship. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 This paper proposes a statistical generalized species-area model (GSAM) to represent various patterns of species-area relationship (SAR), which is one of the fundamental patterns in ecology.
Katiane Silva Conceição +4 more
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Applicability of Common Algorithms in Species–Area Relationship Model Fitting
Diversity, 2022 The species–area relationship (SAR) describes a law of species richness changes as the sampling area varies. SAR has been studied for more than 100 years and is of great significance in the fields of biogeography, population ecology, and conservation ...
Zhidong Liu, Xiaoke Liu, Tsung-Jen Shen
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Floristic Richness in a Mediterranean Hotspot: A Journey across Italy
Plants, 2023 Species richness is a fundamental property of biodiversity patterns and is properly expressed by the species–area relationship (SAR), namely the increase in the number of species with the area.
Marco D’Antraccoli +5 more
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Hummingbird–Plant Interactions Are More Specialized in Forest Compared to Coffee Plantations
Diversity, 2020 Deforestation transforms habitats, displacing vertebrates and the other dimensions of biodiversity they support through their interactions. Few empirical studies have quantified the effect deforestation has on vertebrate–pollinator interaction networks ...
Beth M. L. Morrison, Chase D. Mendenhall
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Ecosphere, 2021 The biogeographic diversity of the microbiome can be investigated from two perspectives: the spatiotemporal distribution of species (or any operational taxonomic unit) diversity and the spatiotemporal distribution of metagenomic gene diversity. Together,
Zhanshan (Sam) Ma, Aaron M. Ellison
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Structure, growth, and sustainability of mangrove forests of mainland Tanzania
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 Mangrove forests provide a range of ecosystem services, which are important for the well-being of humankind. Hence, they need to be managed sustainably. Datasets on forest structure, relationships between structural parameters as well as growth and yield
Marco Andrew Njana, (PhD)
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Marked decline in forest-dependent small mammals following habitat loss and fragmentation in an Amazonian deforestation frontier [PDF]
, 2020 Agricultural frontier expansion into the Amazon over the last four decades has created million hectares of fragmented forests. While many species undergo local extinctions within remaining forest patches, this may be compensated by native species from ...
Palmeirim, Ana Filipa +2 more
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Beetle Species–Area Relationships and Extinction Rates in Protected Areas
Insects, 2020 The species–area relationship (SAR, i.e., the increase in species richness with area) is one of the most general ecological patterns. SARs can be used to calculate expected extinction rates following area (habitat) loss.
Simone Fattorini
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