An equation of state unifies diversity, productivity, abundance and biomass

John Harte; Micah Brush; Erica A. Newman; Kaito Umemura

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03817-8

Communications Biology (Aug 2022)

An equation of state unifies diversity, productivity, abundance and biomass

John Harte,
Micah Brush,
Erica A. Newman,
Kaito Umemura

Affiliations

John Harte: The Energy and Resources Group, University of California
Micah Brush: The Energy and Resources Group, University of California
Erica A. Newman: School of Natural Resources & the Environment, University of Arizona
Kaito Umemura: The Energy and Resources Group, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03817-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Combining metabolic and maximum entropy theories of ecology, the authors derive an equation of state capable of capturing the relationships between multiple ecological variables across varied spatial scales and habitats.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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