

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.
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