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Q: What term is defined as a species that has a big impact on a community relative to its abundance?
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The measure that relates the number of species in a community to the relative abundance of each species is called?

Species diversity.


How do you figure out relative abundance?

Relative abundance is typically calculated by dividing the number of individuals of a particular species by the total number of individuals in a community and expressing this as a percentage. This helps to compare the presence of different species in a community. Additional methods, such as quadrat sampling or transect sampling, can be used to estimate relative abundance in ecological studies.


What is species abundence?

Species Abundance refers to how common or rare a species is relative to other species in a specific location.


How can you determine an ecosystem's biodiversity?

Count the number of species, and determine their relative abundance.////Apex


Group of species that live together in a defined area?

Community


What do you call groups of different species that live together in a defined area?

The answer is unique.


What term is defined as the population is a very species interacting in a given area?

Community


Why is the abundance and diversity of Adirondack bird species so low relative to Catskills bird diversity and abundance other than waterfowl and regardless of season?

There is greater habitat diversity in the Catskills, as well as more overlap with species from farther south in the temperate zone.


How would you expect the relative abundance of C3 versus C4 and CAM species to change in a geographic region where the climate becomes much hotter and drier?

C4 and CAM species would replace many of the C3 species


Describe how to measure species richness and species evenness. (supplemental resource?

species richness is the total number of species present if there are 4 species present and 5 of each then the species richness is 4 as there is 4 types of species while the species evenness is 5 a species eveness is the relative abundance of each species.


What is defined as all of the members of a single species that live in a particular area?

An ecosystem is defined as all the various species living in the same area. There are many different ecosystems across the world.


How does relative abundance relate to mass?

Biodiversity