Environmental Thesaurus

Last uploaded: September 14, 2024
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ID

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/22287

Preferred Name

species richness

Synonyms

richness of species

biotic diversity

alpha diversity

Definitions

p[Henderson's] ecological diversity within a habitat due to the coexistence of many subtly different ecological niches, each occupied by a different species. This type of diversity results from competition between species that tends to reduce the variation within species as each species becomes more finely adapted to its niche. alt. niche diversification. cf. beta diversity, gamma diversity./p

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Type

http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

contributor

0000-0003-0631-8231

scopeNote

US LTER controlled vocabulary

altLabel

richness of species

biotic diversity

alpha diversity

creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

definition

p[Henderson's] ecological diversity within a habitat due to the coexistence of many subtly different ecological niches, each occupied by a different species. This type of diversity results from competition between species that tends to reduce the variation within species as each species becomes more finely adapted to its niche. alt. niche diversification. cf. beta diversity, gamma diversity./p

note

[controlled by ] U Grandin, 2013-08-22

prefLabel

species richness

created

2016-03-31

broader

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20935

modified

2022-03-21

exactMatch

https://vocab.lternet.edu/vocab/vocab/?tema=546

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/species_richness

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