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Beta diversity

In ecology, beta diversity (β-diversity or true beta diversity) is the ratio between regional and local species diversity. The term was introduced by R. H. Whittaker together with the terms alpha diversity (α-diversity) and gamma diversity (γ-diversity). The idea was that the total species diversity in a landscape (γ) is determined by two different…

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Beta diversity → Gamma, The, Whittaker's

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Beta diversityrelated to Whittaker beta diversityGamma0.60section
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