Biogeography

Biogeography

The study of geographic distribution of living organisms.

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fractal dimension

Biology; Biogeography

An index of the complexity of spatial patterns.

alpha diversity

Biology; Biogeography

An index that incorporates the number of species and relative abundances of species (evenness) based on a sample representing a community regarded as homogeneous (despite its internal pattern).

point diversity

Biology; Biogeography

An index that incorporates the number of species and relative abundances of species (evenness) based on a small or microhabitat sample within a community regarded as homogeneous.

epsilon diversity

Biology; Biogeography

An index that incorporates the number of species and relative abundances of species (evenness) for a broader geographic area, including differing landscapes.

gamma diversity

Biology; Biogeography

An index that incorporates the number of species and relative abundances of species (evenness) for a landscape or set of samples including more than one kind of community.

beta diversity

Biology; Biogeography

An index that incorporates the number of species and relative abundances of species (evenness) recorded as change along an environmental gradient or among the different communities of a landscape.

delta diversity

Biology; Biogeography

An index that incorporates the number of species and relative abundances of species (evenness) recorded as change along climatic gradients or among geographic areas.