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What is the difference between species composition and species diversity in a community?
What is the difference between species composition and species diversity in a community?
Species composition is a listing of various species in the community, while species diversity includes both species richness and the relative abundance of the different species.
Provide an example of how community 1 and community 2 can have the same number of tree species but different species diversity.
Provide an example of how community 1 and community 2 can have the same number of tree species but different species diversity.
Community 1 and 2 both contain 4 species of tree, but community 1 has greater species evenness, resulting in higher species diversity.
Explain how ecological niche differs from habitat.
Explain how ecological niche differs from habitat.
Ecological niche refers to the role a species plays in its community, including its methods to meet energy, nutrient, and survival demands, while habitat refers to the specific place where a species lives and reproduces.
Define habitat and ecological niche in the context of community interactions.
Define habitat and ecological niche in the context of community interactions.
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How does species evenness contribute to species diversity in a community?
How does species evenness contribute to species diversity in a community?
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