What is the other component of species diversity besides richness? Briefly describe how two communities of trees might differ in that component.

Q: Every time a species becomes extinct, we lose a potential source of medicine for human illness.…

A: The major factors that influence the biodiversity of an area and that I would keep in mind while…

Q: A forest fire has destroyed all adult trees in an area. Pine seeds buried in the bark of the adults…

A: Ecological succession is the process that leads to the changes in the structure of a biological due…

Q: What is universal neutral theory of biodiversity?

A: Biodiversity comes from two words :-  Bio means life  Diversity means heterogeneity  Heterogeneity…

Q: The two plant communities on the previous slide are from very different parts of the world but look…

A: The most significant environmental element impacting plant development is temperature. Plants have…

Q: What are the environmental factor that might affect the spatial distribution  among plant…

A: Plant growth and distribution is affected by number of different factors. Geographical distribution…

Q: What two components contribute to species diversity?Explain how two communities with the same…

A: Species diversity is the number of species that occupy the biosphere. The species diversity…

Q: What is pyramid of numbers in a grassland ecosystem?

A: Individuals in the community interact with each other and the non-living components of their…

Q: Explain the concept of metapopulations. Discuss the role of source and sink populations in…

A: A metapopulation consists of a group of spatially separated populations of the same species which…

Q: How could we use allometry along with species accumulation curves to discern over‑all forest health?

A: Multiple metrics are frequently used to determine an ecosystem's biodiversity, such as species…

Q: connection and correlation is there between the red-shouldered hawk, the pacific madrone, and the…

A: NOTE: Please note that as per our company's honor code, citing external references is not allowed.…

Q: Which biodiversity index is more reliable/better and how can it be applied to a mixed vegetation?…

A: Biodiversity is the large variety of life on Earth. It can be used to refer to all of the species in…

Q: Name the three important components of biodiversity.

A: Biodiversity refers to the variety of living organisms that can be found in different ecosystems. It…

Q: We measure species density in plant ecosystems, When random sampling and systematic sampling…

A: Random sampling :- Random sampling is a type of the sampling technique in which each sample has an…

Q: Think of two possible reasons why species may have a regular (uniform) distribution. Write 2…

A: Individual interactions such as competitiveness and territoriality often result in uniform patterns…

Q: List the factors that contribute to extinction of a plant species

A: Extinction refers to the termination of a species or group of taxon. The death of the last…

Q: Identify two types of symbiosis between a butterfly and a flower and what would have to change in…

A: Symbiosis is a close relationship between two species in which at least one species benefits For the…

Q: Use the following information to answer the question. A B В С C DEFG Which of the following trees,…

A: The complete sequencing of genomes of various organisms has led the biologist to confirm that all of…

Q: How many species of plants and animals have been described by IUCN in 2004? What is global species…

A: Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety of living organisms present on Earth and the…

Q: What does a biodiversity of geographical region represents?

A: Introduction  Biodiversity refers to the availability of different type of species of different taxa…

Q: What represents the maximum number of species among global biodiversity?

A: Global biodiversity is the degree of variability with respect to all the living species on Earth.…

Q: which tree species was most abundant in your unpland community plot? which was most abundadnt in…

A: Upland and lowland communities or lands are usually defined by their level of ascent or descent from…

Q: What trend is observed in respect of species diversity when we move from equator to poles?

A: Species diversity is defined as the number of species and abundance of each species that live in a…

Q: What factors that might affect the spatial distribution among plant populations across a habitat?…

A: The spatial distribution of plant species depends on various abiotic and biotic factors. Abiotic…

Q: What are the pros and cons to Clementsian and Gleasonian views of plant communities. List one pro…

A: *Clementsian is an American plant ecologist in study of vegetation succession. * Clements theory…

Q: You are comparing the plant species composition of two adjacent community gardens, Garden A and…

A: The percentage similarity between the two gardens can be calculated by using the Srensen-Dice…

Q: Give two examples of how forest fragmentation affects animals. How does island biogeography theory…

A: Forest fragmentation is the process by which forests are broken up into smaller and more isolated…

Q: Describe two hypotheses that explain why species diversity is greater in tropical regions than in…

A: Species diversity refers to the number of different species and the relative abundance of each…

Q: What is the significance of the slope of regression in a species – arearelationship?

A: Species refers to group of organisms that can interbreed among themselves to give rise to fertile…

Q: What environmental factors determine the treeline for a location?

A: Environment is the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic variables that act upon living beings…

Q: In this chapter, we have reviewed how the puzzle of trees might be addressed by population,markets,…

A: Introduction  Pollution may be defined as the contamination with harmful chemicals, and particles…

Q: What do scientists use species richness to measure

A: Species richness is the number of different species represented in an ecological community,landscape…

Q: You are comparing the plant species composition of two adjacent community gardens, Garden A and…

A: Sørensen Coefficient (Sørensen-Dice index)It is used to determine the similarity between two…

Q: Why do ecologists consider both species richness and species evenness when they quantify species…

A: Species diversity is defined as the number and relative abundance of species in a specific…

Q: Why do we need several ways to measure species diversity

A: The word species diversity is self-explanatory inferring the variety of species in an ecosystem.…

Q: What is the definition of species diversity and the concept of biodiversity? Explain each in five…

A: Hi, Thanks For Your Question.  Answer :  "The Number Of Various Species Present In An Environment,…

Q: A conservation biologist is studying a tropical rainforest and records the number of unique plant…

A: This illustrates Gamma diversity. Gamma diversity refers to the total number of unique species…

Q: What is the value to a species of having genetic diversity?

A: Genetic diversity is the variation in the DNA of different species. DNA is made up of nucleotides…

Q: Which of the scenarios below illustrate(s) a trade off relating to functional diversity and life…

A: Answer: FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY and LIFE HISTORY TRAITS= These are the proofs or facts which can be…

Q: How are oak trees distributed within a forest? Provide a summary of the spatial distribution of this…

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Q: What is the imperfect measurement in species richness?

A: One of the important challenges in the ecological measurements is to model the biodiversity in terms…

Q: Why was certain species' density more accurately estimated, and why may some have approached the…

A: Population consists of all the organisms of a particular species living in a given area. The…

Q: If you compare species richness and evenness along the edge versus in the center of a tree farm and…

A: Species richness: Species richness can be defined as the number of different species that are…

Communities and Ecosystems

Ecology contains two words: Eikos means dwelling, and logy means to study, so the combined meaning is studying habitat or living.