December 1, 1999Open Access
View Full PaperA Quick Estimator for Taxonomic Surveys
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Abstract
The problem considered in this paper is to use the results of an initial taxonomic survey to estimate the expected number of new species that would be observed in a second survey. A quick estimator that is easy to calculate is proposed. Some results are presented suggesting that the estimator performs well in some situations.