Species diversity is what most people mean when they talk about
bio-diversity it refers to the
different kinds of trees,
shrubs,
grasses, birds, fish, mammals,
reptiles, insects and other
organism that occupy a single
area. Diversity increases when both the number of
species and the number of
individuals of each species increases. An area that has a large number
of species and many representative individuals from each species is more
diverse than an area that has only a single species.
Compare with: monospecific,
species composition,
species richness |
