Table 1

Typology of neutral models. Models differ according to the reproduction of spatial correlation, the incorporation of non-uniform risk, and the filtering of noise caused by spatially varying population sizes.

Risk
Accounting for Population size


No
Yes

Uniform, spatially random
I
IV
Uniform, spatially correlated
II
V
Heterogeneous, spatially correlated
III
VI

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