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The Humpbacked Species Richness-Curve : A Contingent Rule for Community Ecology
Joint Authors
Graham, John H.
Duda, Jeffrey J.
Source
International Journal of Ecology
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Biology
Abstract EN
Functional relationships involving species richness may be unimodal, monotonically increasing, monotonically decreasing, bimodal, multimodal, U-shaped, or with no discernable pattern.
The unimodal relationships are the most interesting because they suggest dynamic, nonequilibrium community processes.
For that reason, they are also contentious.
In this paper, we provide a wide-ranging review of the literature on unimodal (humpbacked) species richness-relationships.
Though not as widespread as previously thought, unimodal patterns of species richness are often associated with disturbance, predation and herbivory, productivity, spatial heterogeneity, environmental gradients, time, and latitude.
These unimodal patterns are contingent on organism and environment; we examine unimodal species richness-curves involving plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, plankton, and microbes in marine, lacustrine, and terrestrial habitats.
A goal of future research is to understand the contingent patterns and the complex, interacting processes that generate them.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Graham, John H.& Duda, Jeffrey J.. 2011. The Humpbacked Species Richness-Curve : A Contingent Rule for Community Ecology. International Journal of Ecology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504756
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Graham, John H.& Duda, Jeffrey J.. The Humpbacked Species Richness-Curve : A Contingent Rule for Community Ecology. International Journal of Ecology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504756
American Medical Association (AMA)
Graham, John H.& Duda, Jeffrey J.. The Humpbacked Species Richness-Curve : A Contingent Rule for Community Ecology. International Journal of Ecology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504756
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504756