Spatial scaling laws yield a synthetic theory of biodiversity

The Fractal Geometry of Nature.

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Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 4.6K citations

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Plant strategies and vegetation processes

David W. Goodall · Landscape and Planning · 1980 · 1.5K citations

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