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Species Accumulation

Species accumulation curves describe how the number of observed species increases with cumulative sampling effort. Introduced by Sanders (1968) and developed by Colwell and colleagues, this method enables ecologists to compare biodiversity across sites and estimate total species richness despite incomplete sampling. It addresses a fundamental challenge in ecology: observed species counts are biased by sampling intensity.

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Species Accumulation Curve (Rarefaction)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / ecology
  • Colwell, R. K. (1994). Estimating terrestrial biodiversity through extrapolation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 345(1311), 101-118. · DOI 10.1098/rstb.1994.0091
  • Gotelli, N. J., & Colwell, R. K. (2001). Quantifying biodiversity: procedures and pitfalls in the measurement and comparison of species richness. Ecology Letters, 4(4), 379-391. · DOI 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2001.00230.x
  • Sanders, H. L. (1968). Marine benthic diversity: a comparative study. American Naturalist, 102(925), 243-282. · URL
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