The effective number of species ( We used simulations of five stream macroinvertebrate assemblages and spatially extensive field data of stream fishes and mussels to show (a) how different Values of The amount of variation in
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- PAR ID:
- 10372118
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Insect Conservation and Diversity
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 5
- ISSN:
- 1752-458X
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 414-426
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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