Abstract:We extend the neutral theory of macroecology by deriving biodiversity models (relative species abundance and speciesarea relationships) in a local community-metacommunity system in which the local community is embedded within the metacommunity.We first demonstrate that the local species diversity patterns converge to that of the metacommunity as the size (scale) of the embedded local community increases. This result shows that in continuous landscapes no sharp boundaries dividing the communities at the two sca… Show more
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