Habitat heterogeneity overrides the species–area relationship
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Species–area relationships are amongst the most studied ecological phenomena (Connor & McCoy, 1979; Rosenzweig, 1995; Whittaker, 1998; Báldi & McCollin, 2003; HornerDevine et al., 2004; Martin & Goldenfeld, 2006). They encapsulate the general pattern that larger islands/areas contain more species than smaller ones (e.g. MacArthur & Wilson, 1967). Although there is strong evidence for the generality of this pattern, and several mechanisms have been Animal Ecology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Ludovika tér 2, Budapest, H-1083, Hungary
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