Table 5 Estimations of regional species richness using an extrapolation of an MMF model (y = (ab + cx^d)/(b + x^d) of a plot of species accumulation per number of individuals at near asymptote at 10⁸ individuals. The r is a measure of the 'fit' of the model to the data.

From: Biodiversity of nematode assemblages from the region of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, an area of commercial mining interest