Some Aspects of Species Diversity Models

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN: 1939-9170|50|3|503-505

ISSN: 0012-9658

Source: Ecology, Vol.50, Iss.3, 1969-05, pp. : 503-505

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Abstract

It is suggested that the sequence of frequency distributions including the Poisson, negative binomial, and logarithmic may serve as useful standards for intercomparing the many measures of diversity in use of proposed. MacArthur's "broken—stick" model is shown to fall essentially into this sequence.