Measurement scale in maximum entropy models of species abundance
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Measurement scale in maximum entropy models of species abundance.
The consistency of the species abundance distribution across diverse communities has attracted widespread attention. In this paper, I argue that the consistency of pattern arises because diverse ecological mechanisms share a common symmetry with regard to measurement scale. By symmetry, I mean that different ecological processes preserve the same measure of information and lose all other inform...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolutionary Biology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1010-061X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02209.x