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Range Size Distributions

Range Size Distributions is a macroecological metric that characterizes the frequency distribution of geographic range sizes among species within a taxonomic group or assemblage, typically used to analyze patterns of species richness, endemism, and biogeographic structure in marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

304

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23.2K

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968

Authors

470

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2017–2026

69

Variants

Range Size Distribution

Parents

Publications

304

THE GEOGRAPHIC RANGE: Size, Shape, Boundaries, and Internal Structure

James H. Brown, George C. Stevens, Dawn M. Kaufman · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 1996 · 1.4K citations

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Model‐based uncertainty in species range prediction

Richard G. Pearson, Wilfried Thuiller, Miguel B. Araújo et al. · Journal of Biogeography · 2006 · 979 citations

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Limited filling of the potential range in European tree species

Jens‐Christian Svenning, Flemming Skov · Ecology Letters · 2004 · 742 citations

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Field guide to snakes and other reptiles of southern Africa

Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 663 citations

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Niche properties and geographical extent as predictors of species sensitivity to climate change

Wilfried Thuiller, Sandra Lavorel, Miguel B. Araújo · Global Ecology and Biogeography · 2005 · 632 citations

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Authors

968

  1. KJ
    Kevin J. Gaston

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    23 publications · 2.6K citations

    20

    h-index

  2. TM
    Tim M. Blackburn

    Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom

    14 publications · 1.7K citations

    14

    h-index

  3. RM
    Rachel M. Quinn

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 252 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. CR
    Carsten Rahbek

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    5 publications · 257 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. WT
    Wilfried Thuiller

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    5 publications · 2.1K citations

    5

    h-index

1–5 of 968

Institutions

470

  1. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    27 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    27 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    30 publications

    5.2K citations

  4. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. South African National Biodiversity Institute

    Pretoria, South Africa

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.7K citations

  6. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

    Wallingford, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    974 citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    2K citations

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Venues

  1. Global Ecology and Biogeography

    32 publications · 2.4K citations

    21

    h-index

  2. Journal of Biogeography

    30 publications · 2.1K citations

    21

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  3. Ecography

    21 publications · 880 citations

    17

    h-index

  4. Diversity and Distributions

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

    12

    h-index

  5. The American Naturalist

    AN · 11 publications · 1.6K citations

    11

    h-index

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