Table 1 Estimated area size, species richness, and 95% confidence intervals of the species pool for the BCI forest plot
From: Estimating species pools for a single ecological assemblage
Sampling fraction | \(\hat{\alpha }\) | Area size (ha) | Optimal threshold t | Area size of pool A | Species richness of pool S A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI | ||||
0.25 | 0.075 | 12.5 | 20 | 1169.2 | (843.0, 1623.5) | 357.2 | (319.0, 417.7) |
0.50 | 0.088 | 25Â | 13 | 1082.6 | (736.2, 1597.7) | 362.3 | (335.8, 401.4) |
0.75 | 0.105 | 37.5 | 10 | 1015.1 | (604.8, 1722.3) | 349.8 | (325.8, 388.3) |
1.0 | 0.100 | 50 | 8 | 973.5 | (636.2, 1504.9) | 359.8 | (339.0, 391.7) |