θ |
Fundamental biodiversity number |
J |
Total number of individuals in the local
community |
d |
Mortality rate |
D |
Total number of mortal individuals [J ×
d] |
m |
Immigration rate |
M |
Total number of immigrated individuals [J × d
× m] |
JM
|
Total number of individuals in the species
pool (i.e. metacommunity) |
δ |
a parameter of the negative exponential function that is related to
the relative position of the intercept against the upper
limit |
ε |
a parameter of the negative exponential function that is related to
the curvature of the curve |
ζ |
a parameter of the negative exponential function that is related to
the upper limit |