On the proportional abundance of species: Integrating population genetics and community ecology
P. A. Marquet, G. Espinoza, S. R. Abades, A. Ganz, R. Rebolledo
This paper develops a stochastic model to derive the species proportional abundance distribution (SPAD) and shows it follows a beta distribution, analogous to gene frequency distributions in population genetics.
Scientific Reports · Dec 1, 2017Peer-reviewedEcology