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Species abundance distributions: moving beyond single prediction theories to integration within an ecological framework

dc.contributor.authorMcGill, Brian J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEtienne, Rampal S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGray, John S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlonso, Daviden_US
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Marti J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBenecha, Habtamu Kassaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDornelas, Mariaen_US
dc.contributor.authorEnquist, Brian J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Jessica L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHe, Fangliangen_US
dc.contributor.authorHurlbert, Allen H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMagurran, Anne E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMarquet, Pablo A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMaurer, Brian A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOstling, Annetteen_US
dc.contributor.authorSoykan, Candan U.en_US
dc.contributor.authorUgland, Karl I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Ethan P.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T22:13:50Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T22:13:50Z
dc.date.issued2007-10en_US
dc.identifier.citationMcGill, Brian J.; Etienne, Rampal S.; Gray, John S.; Alonso, David; Anderson, Marti J.; Benecha, Habtamu Kassa; Dornelas, Maria; Enquist, Brian J.; Green, Jessica L.; He, Fangliang; Hurlbert, Allen H.; Magurran, Anne E.; Marquet, Pablo A.; Maurer, Brian A.; Ostling, Annette; Soykan, Candan U.; Ugland, Karl I.; White, Ethan P. (2007). "Species abundance distributions: moving beyond single prediction theories to integration within an ecological framework." Ecology Letters 10(10): 995-1015. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/75247>en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.rights2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/CNRSen_US
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental Indicatorsen_US
dc.subject.otherMacroecologyen_US
dc.subject.otherScientific Inferenceen_US
dc.subject.otherSpecies Abundance Distributionsen_US
dc.titleSpecies abundance distributions: moving beyond single prediction theories to integration within an ecological frameworken_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEcology and Evolutionary Biologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
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dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USAen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Biology, McGill University, 1205 Ave Dr Penfield, Montreal, QC H3A 1B1, Canadaen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherCommunity and Conservation Ecology Group, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlandsen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Biology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norwayen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Statistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealanden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherGatty Marine Laboratory, University of St Andrews, Fife, Scotlanden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USAen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherSchool of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, CA, USAen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canadaen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherNational Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USAen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherCenter for Advanced Studies in Ecology & Biodiversity (CASEB), Departamento de EcologÍa, Facultad de Ciencias BiolÍgicas, Pontificia Universidad CatÓlica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chileen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherInstituto de EcologÍa y Biodiversidad (IEB), Departamento de Ciencias EcolÓgicas. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile. Casilla 653, Santiago, Chileen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USAen_US
dc.identifier.pmid17845298en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01094.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceEcology Lettersen_US
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