Auerbach, F.: Das Gesetz der Bevölkerungskonzentration. Petermans Mitt. 59, 74–76 (1913)
Hastings, A.: Disturbance, coexistence, history and competition for space. Theor. Popul. Biol. 18, 363–373 (1980)
Huston, M.: A general hypothesis of species diversity. Am. Nat. 113, 81–101 (1979)
Huston, M.: Patterns of species diversity on coral reefs. Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 16, 149–177 (1985)
Levin, S. A., Paine, R.: Disturbance, patch formation, and community structure. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 71, 2744–2747 (1974)
Manderbrot, B.: The Pareto-Levy law and the distribution of income. Int. Econ. Rev. 1, 79–106 (1960)
Margalef, D. R.: Information theory in ecology. Ent. Syst. 3, 36–71 (1958)
May, R. M.: Patterns of species abundance and diversity. In: Cody, M. L., Diamond, J. M. (eds.) Ecology and evolution in communities, pp. 81–120. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 1957
Miyadi, D.: Studies on the bottom fauna of Japanese lakes. Japan J. Zool. III (1931)
Motomura, I.: Statistical treatment of ecological communities (in Japanese). J. Zool. Soc. Japan 44, 379–383 (1932)
Pielou, E. C.: Ecological diversity. New York: Wiley 1975
Shigesada, N., Kawasaki, K., Teramoto, E.: The effects of interference competition on stability, structure and invasion of a multi-species system. J. Math. Biol. 21, 71–113 (1984)
Utida, T.: A consideration on Motomura's geometric series distribution law (in Japanese). Seitaigaku Kenkyu 9, 173–178 (1943)
Yule, G. U.: A mathematical theory of evolution based on the conclusions of Dr. J. C. Willis, F.R.S. Philos. Trans. B 213, 21–87 (1924)
Zipf, G. K.: Human behavior and the principle of least effort, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley 1949