Spatial models for species-area curves
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Durrett, R; Levin, S
Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology
March 14, 1996
Inspired by earlier work of Hubbell, we introduce a simple spatial model to explain observed species-area curves. As in the theory of MacArthur and Wilson, our curves result from a balance between migration and extinction. Our model predicts that the wide range of slopes of species-area curves is due to the differences in the rates at which new species enter this system. However, two other predictions, that the slope increases with increasing migration/mutation and that the curves for remote islands are flatter than those for near islands, are at odds with some interpretations of data. This suggests either that the data have been misinterpreted, or that the model is not sufficient to explain them.
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Journal of Theoretical Biology
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0022-5193
Publication Date
March 14, 1996
Volume
179
Issue
2
Start / End Page
119 / 127
Related Subject Headings
- Evolutionary Biology
- 08 Information and Computing Sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences
- 01 Mathematical Sciences
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Durrett, R., & Levin, S. (1996). Spatial models for species-area curves. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 179(2), 119–127. https://doi.org/10.1006/jtbi.1996.0053
Durrett, R., and S. Levin. “Spatial models for species-area curves.” Journal of Theoretical Biology 179, no. 2 (March 14, 1996): 119–27. https://doi.org/10.1006/jtbi.1996.0053.
Durrett R, Levin S. Spatial models for species-area curves. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 1996 Mar 14;179(2):119–27.
Durrett, R., and S. Levin. “Spatial models for species-area curves.” Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 179, no. 2, Mar. 1996, pp. 119–27. Scopus, doi:10.1006/jtbi.1996.0053.
Durrett R, Levin S. Spatial models for species-area curves. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 1996 Mar 14;179(2):119–127.
Published In
Journal of Theoretical Biology
DOI
ISSN
0022-5193
Publication Date
March 14, 1996
Volume
179
Issue
2
Start / End Page
119 / 127
Related Subject Headings
- Evolutionary Biology
- 08 Information and Computing Sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences
- 01 Mathematical Sciences