Dewdney, A. K.,

Stochastic communities : a mathematical theory of biodiversity / A.K. Dewdney. - 1 online resource

chapter 1. The J-curve and the J distribution -- chapter 2. The J distribution and its variations -- chapter 3. Sampling in practice and in theory -- chapter 4. Compiling and analyzing field data -- chapter 5. Predictions from data -- chapter 6. Extending the sample -- chapter 7. Stochastic systems and the stochastic community -- chapter 8. The meta-study : a review -- chapter 9. Fossil J-curves -- chapter 10. Summary of theory and open problems.

9781315283456 9781315283449 9781315283425

10.1201/b21907 doi


Species diversity--Mathematical models.
Population biology--Mathematical models.
Stochastic models.

QH541.15.S64 / D49 2017

577 / D515