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|definition= Species diversity is a measure of the number and frequency of species in a community. Biodiversity is most commonly described in terms of species diversity, and particularly in terms of species richness (the number of species in a given habitat). | |definition= Species diversity is a measure of the number and frequency of species in a community. Biodiversity is most commonly described in terms of species diversity, and particularly in terms of species richness (the number of species in a given habitat). | ||
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Species diversity is one of four of the components of [[Marine Biodiversity]]; the three other components are [[Genetic diversity]], [[Ecosystem diversity]] and [[Functional diversity]] <ref name="Marbef">http://www.marbef.org</ref>. | Species diversity is one of four of the components of [[Marine Biodiversity]]; the three other components are [[Genetic diversity]], [[Ecosystem diversity]] and [[Functional diversity]] <ref name="Marbef">http://www.marbef.org</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 3 March 2022
Definition of Species diversity:
Species diversity is a measure of the number and frequency of species in a community. Biodiversity is most commonly described in terms of species diversity, and particularly in terms of species richness (the number of species in a given habitat).
This is the common definition for Species diversity, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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Species diversity is one of four of the components of Marine Biodiversity; the three other components are Genetic diversity, Ecosystem diversity and Functional diversity [1].
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