Ecosystem Diversity Metric

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008936",
  "term": "Ecosystem Diversity Metric",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "(A measurement of diversity which is) typically used in relation to species, a single index that incorporates the number of species and relative abundances of species (evenness). For example, a collection is said to have high diversity if it has many species and their abundances are relatively even. There are many types of diversity (Pielou 1977:292; Wiens 1989a:123):",
  "references": [
    "USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ecosystem-diversity-metric/"
}