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Comment
. 2016 Aug 30;113(35):E5096.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1608281113. Epub 2016 Aug 10.

Extrapolating abundance curves has no predictive power for estimating microbial biodiversity

Amy Willis  1
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Extrapolating abundance curves has no predictive power for estimating microbial biodiversity

Amy Willis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Scaling laws predict global microbial diversity.
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