Species richness is an ecological term that is defined as the number of various species that are coexisting in a certain ecological community (different populations form a community), region, or landscape. In species richness, the distribution and relative abundances of different species are not taken into account.
It just helps in measuring the total count of species. It is measured by dividing the number of species by the square root of the number of individuals present in the sample. The main purpose of studying this is to determine and assess the protection and conservation values of different habitats and landscapes. The identification of species is not done in this.
What are species richness and species evenness? How does each of
Refer to figure 22.5, which MacArthur and Wilson (
The successional studies in Sycamore Creek produced patterns of variation in diversity
Most examples of regional and latitudinal variation in species richness cited in
Ricklefs (1987) pointed out that many large-scale contrasts
Explain how speciation and extinction rates might be affected by the area
Review the major hypotheses proposed to explain the higher species richness of
How many species are there? This is one of the most
Bshary studied changes in fish species richness in response to both natural
Pollution of streams generally reduces the diversity of Trichoptera (see fig
