Evolution and measurement of species diversity

Whittaker, R. H. (1972). Evolution and measurement of species diversity. Taxon, 213-251.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1972

DOI

10.2307/1218190

Link

https://doi.org/10.2307/1218190

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biology_ecology

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Primes

• Diversity
  • Diversity requires categorical distinctness: different types, not just different magnitudes—a separation Whittaker (1972) formalized in his alpha/beta/gamma decomposition of diversity into within-habitat, between-habitat, and total dimensions.

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