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density compensation: a standalone construct

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Biogeography

the tendency for species on species-poor islands to reach higher densities, so total density matches species-rich mainland sites.

In biogeography, density compensation refers to the tendency for species on species-poor islands to reach higher densities, so total density matches species-rich mainland sites. This meaning comes from MacArthur (1972) in Ecology.[1]

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References

MacArthur, R. H., Diamond, J. M., & Karr, J. R. (1972). Density Compensation in Island Faunas. Ecology, 53(2), 330-342. https://doi.org/10.2307/1934090

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