The dynamics of abundance-range size relationships

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作者
Gaston, KJ [1 ]
Curnutt, JL
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[1] Univ Sheffield, Dept Anim & Plant Sci, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England
[2] Univ Tennessee, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
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10.2307/3546465
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Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
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071012 ; 0713 ;
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There is a general, positive, interspecific abundance-range size relationship. On the basis of this pattern it has been predicted that when the local abundance of a species is reduced its regional distribution should decline, and vice versa (i.e. there is a positive intraspecific abundance-range size relationship). We test this prediction using data for North American breeding passerines. Whilst it is supported by a number of species, all combinations of increasing, decreasing and stable local abundances and distributional occurrence are observed, when one or other variable is declining.
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