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species diversity

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005998

The variety of species in an area. It includes not only the number of species in the area but also their relative abundance and spatial distribution. Species richness is one component of species diversity, but not the only determinant.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005998
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsplant diversity; species biodiversity; species composition
ReferencesUS Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsobiodiversity; reserve networks; sibling species; intraspecific variation; morphospecies; geographical isolation; evolutionary radiation; phylogeny; interspecific variation; botanical composition; species abundance; species richness
TranslationsSpanish: diversidad de especies
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005998",
  "term": "species diversity",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The variety of species in an area. It includes not only the number of species in the area but also their relative abundance and spatial distribution. Species richness is one component of species diversity, but not the only determinant.",
  "synonyms": [
    "plant diversity",
    "species biodiversity",
    "species composition"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "biodiversity",
    "reserve networks",
    "sibling species",
    "intraspecific variation",
    "morphospecies",
    "geographical isolation",
    "evolutionary radiation",
    "phylogeny",
    "interspecific variation",
    "botanical composition",
    "species abundance",
    "species richness"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "diversidad de especies"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/species-diversity/"
}

Record 5,998 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.