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Alpha Diversity Estimation

Alpha Diversity Estimation is a methodological framework in biodiversity science that quantifies species richness and evenness within a single ecological community or habitat, distinguishing it from broader-scale diversity assessments by focusing exclusively on local-scale taxonomic composition and abundance patterns.

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2017–2026

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Beta-Diversity in Tropical Forest Trees

Richard Condit, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Egbert Giles Leigh et al. · Science · 2002 · 1.5K citations

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<scp>BAT</scp> – Biodiversity Assessment Tools, an R package for the measurement and estimation of alpha and beta taxon, phylogenetic and functional diversity

Pedro Cardoso, François Rigal, José C. Carvalho · Methods in Ecology and Evolution · 2014 · 475 citations · Full text

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A spatial model of tree α-diversity and tree density for the Amazon

Hans ter Steege, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Daniel Sabatier et al. · Biodiversity and Conservation · 2003 · 418 citations

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A diversity of beta diversities: straightening up a concept gone awry. Part 2. Quantifying beta diversity and related phenomena

Hanna Tuomisto · Ecography · 2010 · 407 citations · Full text

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High tree alpha-diversity in Amazonian Ecuador

Renato Valencia, Henrik Balslev, Guillermo Paz‐y‐Miño‐C · Biodiversity and Conservation · 1994 · 387 citations

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Authors

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  1. DR
    Duccio Rocchini

    Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy

    4 publications · 550 citations

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  2. YM
    Yadvinder Malhi

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 271 citations

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  3. RK
    Rob Knight

    University of California San Diego, United States

    3 publications · 137 citations

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  4. FB
    Frans Bongers

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    2 publications · 192 citations

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  5. BS
    Bruno Senterre

    Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

    2 publications · 192 citations

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Institutions

303

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    928 citations

  2. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    626 citations

  3. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. National Research Council

    Rome, Italy

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    205 citations

  5. Fondazione Edmund Mach

    San Michele all'Adige, Italy

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    518 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. University of Siena

    Siena, Italy

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    338 citations

  8. Center for International Forestry Research

    Bogor, Indonesia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    203 citations

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  1. Scientific Reports

    6 publications · 242 citations

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  2. Methods in Ecology and Evolution

    5 publications · 758 citations

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  3. Ecography

    5 publications · 666 citations

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  4. Biodiversity and Conservation

    4 publications · 505 citations

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  5. Journal of Biogeography

    4 publications · 226 citations

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