Ecological drift and the distribution of species diversity
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0507
Abstract: Ecological drift causes species abundances to fluctuate randomly, lowering diversity within communities and increasing differences among otherwise equivalent communities. Despite broad interest in ecological drift, ecologists have little experimental evidence of its consequences in nature,… read more here.
Keywords: distribution species; drift; species diversity; ecological drift ... See more keywords
Historical contingency in parasite community assembly: Community divergence results from early host exposure to symbionts and ecological drift
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285129
Abstract: Host individuals are commonly coinfected with multiple parasite species that may interact to shape within-host parasite community structure. In addition to within-host species interactions, parasite communities may also be structured by other processes like dispersal… read more here.
Keywords: parasite community; within host; community; ecological drift ... See more keywords