Towards a Complex, Plural and Dynamic Approach to Diversity: Rejoinder to Myers and Patil, Podani, and Sarkar

This reply paper includes two brief remarks in rejoinder to the commentary papers of Myers and Patil, Podani, and Sarkar. The first observation concerns the fundamental nature of ecological diversity measures, while the second one specifically addresses some interesting mathematical connections between α- and β-diversity.

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