Effects of neutrality, geometric constraints, climate, and habitat quality on species richness and composition of Atlantic Forest smallmammals
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Methods Using neutral models and mid-domain effect models, we simulated species spread in a spatially explicit array of grid cells representing the Atlantic Forest domain. We compared empirical patterns of species richness and composition with predictions of the neutral and mid-domain effect models. We also modeled individual species responses to climatic conditions and forest integrity, a measure of habitat quality.
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