Abstract
Neutral community theory explains biodiversity, i.e. the coexistence of several species, as the result of a stochastic balance between immigration and extinction on a local level, and between speciation and extinction on a regional level. The most popular model, presented by Hubbell in 2001, has seen many analytical developments in recent years, which can be used in model analysis, model testing and model comparison. We review these developments here, and present alternative derivations and shine previously unnoticed lights on them.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 485-510 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Journal of Statistical Physics |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul-2007 |
| Event | Workshop on Applications of Methods of Stochastic Systems and Statistical Physics in Biology - , India Duration: 28-Oct-2005 → 30-Oct-2005 |
Keywords
- biodiversity
- community
- neutral model
- Ewens sampling formula
- ABUNDANCE PATTERNS
- RELATIVE ABUNDANCE
- SAMPLING THEORY
- TROPICAL FORESTS
- SPATIAL MODELS
- BETA-DIVERSITY
- NULL MODEL
- FOOD WEBS
- POPULATION
- ECOLOGY