Table 2 ABC model selection. Posterior probabilities of each combination of regional SAD (PLN, LS, TNB) and conspecific distribution (clumped or random) in simulated samples to approximate observed distribution of estimated population sizes, for the three datasets.

From: Biased-corrected richness estimates for the Amazonian tree flora

Data set

Poisson-lognormal

Logseries

Negative Binomial

Clumped

Random

Clumped

Random

Clumped

Random

2013

0.00

0.00

0.71

0.29

0.00

0.00

2013 updated

0.00

0.00

0.76

0.24

0.00

0.00

2019

0.00

0.00

0.91

0.09

0.00

0.00

  1. ABC posterior probabilities estimates the probability of each simulation model to output an acceptable approximation of empirical data. Sizes of posterior samples: 600 (2013), 508(2013 updated) and 570 (2019).