Hill-Chao numbers allow decomposing gamma multifunctionality into alpha and beta components.
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This research has provided knowledge gained mainly at the local alpha scale (i.e. within ecosystems), but the increasing homogenization of landscapes in the Anthropocene has raised the potential that declining biodiversity at the beta (across ecosystems) and gamma scales is likel …
This research has provided knowledge gained mainly at the local alpha scale (i.e. within ecosystems), but the increasing homogenization of l …