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Earl D. McCoy
Researcher at University of South Florida
Publications - 168
Citations - 7969
Earl D. McCoy is an academic researcher from University of South Florida. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Tortoise. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 166 publications receiving 7613 citations. Previous affiliations of Earl D. McCoy include Florida State University.
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The statistics and biology of the species-area relationship
Edward F. Connor,Earl D. McCoy +1 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that the exponential and power function models of the species-area relationship result from the way in which individuals are distributed among species, and specific values of the slope of the power function are often construed to * Order of authorship determined by the toss of a coin.
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Habitat structure: the physical arrangement of objects in space.
TL;DR: Part 1 Patterns: habitat structures - the evolution and diversification of a complex topic, E.D.Sousa and E.B.Bohnsack habitat structure - systhesis and perspectives.
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Habitat Structure: The Evolution and Diversification of a Complex Topic
Earl D. McCoy,Susan S. Bell +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on a particular type of structure, that provided by the arrangement of objects in space, and suggest that the gain in precision is offset by a loss in generality.
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Method in ecology : strategies for conservation
TL;DR: What ecology can and can't do, and a new account of rationality in ecology and a case study: the Florida panther.
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The distribution of insects along elevational gradients
TL;DR: All of the evidence indicates that a complex interplay of local ecological interactions, latitude, disturbance, and sampling regime determines the elevation of maximum insect species richness.