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EPSILON DIVERSITY INDEX [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Scientific Research Methods
  • Bird Watching (Hobbies)
CONT

The indexes also differ according to the spatial scale to which they apply: alpha diversity indexes measure diversity within a given habitat bird diversity in a maple stand, a marsh, or a field; gamma diversity indexes measure diversity in an area that comprises a complex of habitats a watershed or a county, for example; and epsilon diversity indexes measure the biodiversity of many regions or of a biogeographic region such as the boreal forest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Méthodes de recherche scientifique
  • Observation des oiseaux (Passe-temps)
OBS

[...] lorsqu'on augmente encore l'aire couverte et qu'on mesure la biodiversité de plusieurs régions ou d'une aire biogéographique telle que la forêt boréale, on mesure ici la diversité epsilon.

Spanish

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