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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Diversity

A measure of the variety of living things in a community, based upon one of several mathematical formulae which account for both numbers of species and numbers of individuals within species. High diversity results from high numbers of species and an even distribution of numbers within species. Stressed environments generally have low diversity.

See also: heterogeneous   polymorphism

WWW References:

• Calcasieu Estuary Watershed Glossary
• Pacific Streamkeepers Federation Glossary

Entered by: Michael Coyne
Entered: 2005-10-08 11:00:24
Last modified: 2005-10-08 11:07:41