Literature DB >> 17800361

A theory of diversity equilibrium and morphological evolution.

J S Levinton.   

Abstract

If the world can only support a finite amount of biomass, species might be added over time, with a decrease in population size of an average species. Population sizes of species will decrease to the extent that stochastic events eliminate species as fast as others appear, yielding an equilibrium. A resource diversity control of niche subdivision is therefore not needed to generate an equilibrium number of species. Morphological evolution may decelerate over time for similar reasons.

Year:  1979        PMID： 17800361     DOI： 10.1126/science.204.4390.335

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Science        ISSN： 0036-8075            Impact factor:   47.728


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7.  Drought and biodiversity in Grasslands.

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Journal:  PLoS Comput Biol       Date:  2020-10-28       Impact factor: 4.475
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