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alpha diversity: a standalone construct

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alphadiversity1 CONSTRUCTAlpha diversityJOST · ECOLOGY

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Ecology

species diversity within a single site or community, defined so that it can be separated from beta diversity.

In ecology, alpha diversity refers to species diversity within a single site or community, defined so that it can be separated from beta diversity. This meaning comes from Jost (2007) in Ecology.[1]

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References

  1. Jost, L. (2007). Partitioning Diversity into Independent Alpha and Beta Components. Ecology, 88(10), 2427-2439. https://doi.org/10.1890/06-1736.1

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