The Erwin equation of biodiversity: From little steps to quantum leaps in the discovery of tropical insect diversity
Abstract
Almost 40 years ago, Terry L. Erwin published a seemingly audacious proposition: There may be as many as 30 million species of insects in the world. Here, we translate Erwin's verbal argument into a diversity‐ratio model—the Erwin Equation of Biodiversity—and discuss how it has inspired other biodiversity estimates. We categorize, describe the assumptions for, and summarize the most commonly used methods for calculating estimates of global...
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Title
The Erwin equation of biodiversity: From little steps to quantum leaps in the discovery of tropical insect diversity
Published Date
Jun 25, 2020
Journal
Volume
52
Issue
4
Pages
590 - 597
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