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Developing unified theories in ecology as exemplified with diversity gradients.

The American naturalist - 1 Oct 2005

Scheiner Samuel M, Willig Michael R

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A scientific field matures as its theoretical underpinnings consolidate around unified theories: conceptual structures consisting of a few general propositions that encompass a wide domain of phenomena and from which can be derived an array of models. We demonstrate this process with a synthetic theory of ecological gradients and species richness. Our unified theory rests on four propositions. First, variation in...

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PMID: 16224702
DOI: 10.1086/444402

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