Species diversity is the number of different species that are represented in a given community (a dataset). The effective number of species refers to...

Genetic diversity is the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species, it ranges widely from the number of species to differences...

A diversity index is a quantitative measure that reflects how many different types (e.g. species) there are in a dataset (e.g. a community). More sophisticated...

diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth. It can be measured on various levels. There is for example genetic variability, species diversity...

beta diversity (β-diversity) and gamma diversity (γ-diversity). Whittaker's idea was that the total species diversity in a landscape (gamma diversity) is...

Cardillo et al. 2005). The question "What determines patterns of species diversity?" was among the 25 key research themes for the future identified in...

Look up diversity, diverse, or diversify in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Diversity, diversify, or diverse may refer to: Diversity (business), the...

In ecology, beta diversity (β-diversity or true beta diversity) is the ratio between regional and local species diversity. The term was introduced by R...

extremely similar species may cause local and global species diversity to be underestimated. The recognition of similar-but-distinct species is important for...

both species and genetic diversity. Diversity in the ecosystem is significant to human existence for a variety of reasons. Ecosystem diversity boosts...

considered synonymous with species diversity, but the formal metric species diversity takes into account both species richness and species evenness. Depending...

Complexity and Species Diversity, Paine had described such a system in Makah Bay in Washington. In his 1969 paper, Paine proposed the keystone species concept...

abundance. Species evenness is combined with species richness, (the number of species in the community), in order to determine species diversity, which is...

eukaryotic diversity, accounting for a vast majority of environmental DNA sequences or operational taxonomic units (OTUs). However, their species diversity is...

with the terms alpha diversity (α-diversity) and beta diversity (β-diversity). Whittaker's idea was that the total species diversity in a landscape (γ)...

hosting species that would not thrive outside the boundary habitat. In 1958, Charles S. Elton claimed that ecosystems with higher species diversity were...

Gregorius HR (2006-07-01). "Is there a trade-off between species diversity and genetic diversity in forest tree communities?". Plant Ecology. 185 (1): 151–161...

each species in a given area. Species richness is the number of species present in a given area. Species diversity is the relationship between species evenness...

the correlation between plant diversity and ecosystem functioning is that productivity increases as species diversity increases. One reasoning for this...

two components of crop diversity; genetic diversity within each crop and the number of species commonly grown. Crop diversity loss threatens global food...

mycorrhizal fungi. The great diversity in unrelated plant families with myco-heterotrophic members, as well as the diversity of fungi targeted by myco-heterotrophs...

introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a...

interacting biotic and abiotic factors that affect community structure, species diversity, and population dynamics (shifts in a population over time). There...

foundation species could decrease species diversity within the same or differing taxa. Ecology portal Biology portal Environment portal Keystone species Indicator...

A generalist species is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources (for example...

role of flagship species in interactions between people and the Sea MAST, 3(2) and 4(1),5–38 Mittermeier, R. 1988. Primate diversity and the tropical...

Walsh, Jr. 2006. "Evaluating reserves for species richness and representation in northern California." Diversity and Distributions, Vol. 12, 434–442. Gilby...

G.; Hanage, W. P. (2009). "The bacterial species challenge: making sense of genetic and ecological diversity". Science. 323 (5915): 741–746. Bibcode:2009Sci...

containing a diversity of alpine flora, representative of the Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows ecoregion. The rich diversity of species reflects...

Hugh J. (2004). "A neutral terminology to define 'invasive' species" (PDF). Diversity and Distributions. 10 (2): 135–41. doi:10.1111/j.1366-9516.2004...