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equilibrium number of species [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

Dynamic equilibrium theory. ... Species number is thus constant over ecological time, while evolution will act gradually over geological time to increase the equilibrium number of species.

CONT

When large, contiguous tracts become fragmented and insularized, the habitat islands are thought to undergo a reduction in the equilibrium number of species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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