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Biogeography

The study of geographic distribution of living organisms.

Contributors in Biogeography

Biogeography

net reproductive rate

Biology; Biogeography

The number of offspring that females are expected to bear on average during their lifetimes.

species richness

Biology; Biogeography

The number of species in a given area.

density

Biology; Biogeography

The number of units (e.g., individuals, pairs, groups, nests) per unit area.

productivity

Biology; Biogeography

The number of young produced per pair of birds, or the reproductive performance of the population, estimated as the proportion of young in the total population just after the breeding season.

process

Biology; Biogeography

The operation of some factor or factors that produce a particular relationship among observations.

microhabitat

Biology; Biogeography

The particular parts of a habitat that an individual encounters in the course of its activities.

trophic level

Biology; Biogeography

The position in the food chain determined by the number of energy-transfer steps to that level.

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