The Structure of Lizard Communities
1973/11/01 by Eric R. Pianka · 2,838 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Mathematics · #Abundance (ecology) #Biology #Distribution (mathematics) #Ecology #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Geography #Lizard #Mathematics #Plant and animal studies #Relative abundance distribution #Relative species abundance #Species Distribution and Climate Change
paper · doi:10.1146/annurev.es.04.110173.000413
published in Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 4(1), 53-74 (Annual Reviews)
openalex publication_date 1973/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Abstract
Species distribution models (SDMs) are numerical tools that combine observations of species occurrence or abundance with environmental estimates. They are used to gain ecological and evolutionary insights and to predict distributions across landscapes, ...Read More
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