Biology 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078024269
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-426-9

Chapter 45 - Community and Ecosystem Ecology - Assess - Page 879: 1

Answer

b. species diversity

Work Step by Step

Species richness refers to the number of species only. Species diversity includes both the number of species and their relative abundance. Climax community is a stable community at the end of succession. Pioneer species are the first to colonize a disturbed area. Ecological niche refers to the role of a species, not the composition of the community.
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