TESTING THE PASSIVE SAMPLING HYPOTHESIS: THE ROLE OF DISPERSAL IN SHAPING MICROBIAL SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP

Testing the passive sampling hypothesis: The role of dispersal in shaping microbial species-area relationship

Dispersal is one of the key processes determining biodiversity.The passive sampling hypothesis, which emphasizes dispersal processes, suggests that larger habitats receive more species from the species pool as the main mechanism leading to more species in larger habitats than in smaller habitats (i.e., species-area relationships).However, the speci

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