Theoretical Approach for how Species Abundance Distributions Change Across Scales

Which distribution commonly used to fit a species abundance distribution gives the best fit across several area sizes? We approach this problem by looking at the moments of the distribution and compare these with those the distribution based on empirical data on tree species collected in Barro Color...

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Main Authors: Alirezazadeh, Saeid, Borda-De-Agua, Luis, Borges, Paulo, Gabriel, Rosalina, Dionisio, Francisco, Pereira, Henrique M., Cardoso, Pedro
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Barro Colorado Island
Conferences
Ecology
Fitting
Limiting
Manganese
moments
scale
species abundance distribution
Vegetation
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Summary:Which distribution commonly used to fit a species abundance distribution gives the best fit across several area sizes? We approach this problem by looking at the moments of the distribution and compare these with those the distribution based on empirical data on tree species collected in Barro Colorado Island, Panama. We conclude that no single distribution gives the best fit at all scales.
ISSN:2472-8489
DOI:10.1109/CONTROLO.2018.8514272