Biodiversity maintenance may be lower under partial niche differentiation than under neutrality.
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Summary
Stochastic niche and neutral dynamics in simulated assemblages are compared, and it is found that when local dynamics combine with immigration from a regional pool, the effect of niches can be more complex.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2017-12-01
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 40
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Niche, Ecological niche, Niche differentiation, Ecology, Biology
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