The Emergence Machine

Species Diversity

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Emergence definition

Variety and relative abundance of species in a community, often used as an ecosystem health indicator.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “species diversity” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
species diversity
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Species DiversitySpeciesReproductionAnimalDifferentOrganismCellCompareGenetic DiversityFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesBiodiversity EcoL9Species DiversityL8Genetic DiversityL3DifferentL4SpeciesL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Genetic Diversity L3 (requires)
    genetic diversity is a core concept needed to understand species diversity
  • Different L4 (requires)
    Species diversity: The variety of different species present in an ecosystem, resulting from the complex interplay of energy availability, environmental conditions, and life processes.
  • Species L7 (requires) Ecology sense
    Species diversity: The variety of different species present in an ecosystem, resulting from the complex interplay of energy availability, environmental conditions, and life processes.

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