Dark diversity: shedding light on absent species.

Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 124 - 128
Published: Mar 1, 2011
Abstract
Ecological theory and nature conservation have traditionally relied solely on observed local diversity. In this review, we recommend including those species that are absent from an ecosystem but which belong to its species pool; that is, all species in the region that can potentially inhabit those particular ecological conditions. We call the set of absent species 'dark diversity'. Relating local and dark diversities enables biodiversity...
Paper Details
Title
Dark diversity: shedding light on absent species.
Published Date
Mar 1, 2011
Volume
26
Issue
3
Pages
124 - 128
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