Author: Preston, F.W.
Description: The purpose of this paper is to deduce,
from a number of examples and from
theoretical considerations, some plausible
general law as to how abundance or com-
monness is distributed among species. Ex-
perimentally, this could be done by mak-
ing a complete census of every species,
but, with rare exceptions, this procedure
is quite impractical. We therefore at-
tempt to deduce the “universe” from a
sample.
Subject headings: Octaves, Species, Moths, Specimens, Population ecology, Waves, Birds, Fauna, Aviculture, Breeding
Publication year: 1948
Journal or book title: Ecology
Volume: 29
Issue: 3
Pages: 254-283
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Type: Journal Article
Serial number: 1867