Preferred Name

species-area curve
Synonyms

species accumulation curve

species area curves

species area curve

Definitions

[Henderson's] graph illustrating the number of species (plotted on the y-axis) found in a given area (increase in area plotted on the x-axis). The shape of the curve provides information on the species diversity and species richness of an area and is helpful in determining the most efficient size of plot for sampling.

ID

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa1016

Obsolete

true

altLabel

species accumulation curve

species area curves

species area curve

broader

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/1

created

2016-10-12

creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

definition

[Henderson's] graph illustrating the number of species (plotted on the y-axis) found in a given area (increase in area plotted on the x-axis). The shape of the curve provides information on the species diversity and species richness of an area and is helpful in determining the most efficient size of plot for sampling.

deprecated

true

inScheme

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/

isReplacedBy

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21499

modified

2022-03-21

prefLabel

species-area curve

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