The Commonness, And Rarity, of Species

1948/07/01 by F. W. Preston · 2,012 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Archaeology #Biology #Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies #Centennial #Citation #Computer science #Ecology #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Geography #History #Library science #Rangeland and Wildlife Management

paper · doi:10.2307/1930989

published in Ecology 29(3), 254-283 (Wiley)

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