NEUTRAL THEORY AND THE EVOLUTION OF ECOLOGICAL EQUIVALENCE
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Since the publication of the unified neutral theory in 2001, there has been much discussion of the theory, pro and con. The hypothesis of ecological equivalence is the fundamental yet controversial i...Keywords
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