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rank-abundance curve: a standalone construct

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rank-abundancecurve1 CONSTRUCTRank-abundance curveWHITTAKER · ECOLOGY

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Ecology

a plot of species abundances against their rank from most to least common, whose shape summarizes dominance and evenness.

In ecology, rank-abundance curve refers to a plot of species abundances against their rank from most to least common, whose shape summarizes dominance and evenness. This meaning comes from Whittaker (1965) in Science.[1]

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  1. Whittaker, R. H. (1965). Dominance and Diversity in Land Plant Communities: Numerical relations of species express the importance of competition in community function and evolution. Science, 147(3655), 250-260. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.147.3655.250

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