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标题：Commonness and Rarity: Theory and Application of a New Model to Mediterranean Montane Grasslands
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作者：José M. Rey Benayas ; Samuel M Scheiner ; Manuel García Sánchez-Colomer 等
期刊名称：Ecology and Society
印刷版ISSN：1708-3087
电子版ISSN：1708-3087
出版年度：1999
卷号：3
期号：1
出版社：The Resilience Alliance
摘要：We examined patterns of commonness and rarity among plant species in montane wet grasslands of Iberia. This examination is set within two contexts. First, we expanded on an earlier scheme for classifying species as common or rare by adding a fourth criterion, the ability of that species to occupy a larger or smaller fraction of its potential suitable habitats, i.e., habitat occupancy. Second, we explicated two theories, the superior organism theory and the generalist/specialist trade-off theory. The data consisted of 232 species distributed among 92 plots. The species were measured for mean local abundance, size of environmental volume occupied, percentage of volume occupied, range within Iberia, and range in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. In general, all measures were positively correlated, in agreement with the superior organism theory. However, specialist species were also found. Thus, patterns of commonness and rarity may be due to a combination of mechanisms. Analyses such as ours can also be used as a first step in identifying habitats and species that may be endangered.
关键词：commonness; endangered species; generalist/specialist trade-off; geographic range; habitat occupancy; habitat specificity; Iberia; local abundance; montane grasslands; rarity; superior organism theory.