Multimodal species abundance distributions: a deconstruction approach reveals the processes behind the pattern
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T. J. Matthews ([email protected]), and R. J. Whittaker, Conservation Biogeography and Macroecology Programme, School of Geography and the Environment, Univ. of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK. – TJM and P. A. V. Borges, Azorean Biodiversity Group (ABG, CITA-A) and Portuguese Platform for Enhancing Ecological Research and Sustainability (PEERS), Depto de Ciências Agrárias, Univ. of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d ́Ávila, Pico da Urze, PT-9700-042, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal. RJW also at: Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Dept of Biology, Univ. of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
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