Nestedness
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004383
A measurement or analysis of the patterns of species distribution within naturally fragmented habitats (such as islands). A nested pattern is where the species composition in fragmented habitats is a subset of those habitats with more species.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004383 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Ecological processes and phenomena; Community ecology; Biogeography; Endangered species; Habitat fragmentation; Extinction; Islands |
| Translations | Spanish: anidamiento |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004383",
"term": "Nestedness",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A measurement or analysis of the patterns of species distribution within naturally fragmented habitats (such as islands). A nested pattern is where the species composition in fragmented habitats is a subset of those habitats with more species.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"ecological processes and phenomena",
"community ecology",
"biogeography",
"endangered species",
"habitat fragmentation",
"extinction",
"islands"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "anidamiento"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/nestedness/"
}
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