What is the importance of soil biodiversity? How does fire affect species diversity in different ecosystems?

Broad-scale biodiversity monitoring relies, at least in part, on the efforts of citizen, or community, scientists. To ensure robust inferences from citizen ... Biodiversity (from “biological diversity”) refers to the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems. Dec 2, 2008 ... Biodiversity is a complex term that includes not only the variety of different animals (species diversity) but also the difference between ... Aug 1, 2017 ... Land managers use this knowledge in planning restoration work, and take care to include a diversity of plant species. Author · PMID: 15994536 · DOI: 10.1126/science.309.5731.90. No abstract available. Publication types. News. MeSH terms. Animals; Biodiversity*; Biological ... Feb 9, 2021 ... In this paper we explain coverage and Hill diversity, provide guidelines for how to use them together to measure species diversity, and demonstrate their use ... We found that, overall, the absolute effect size of genetic diversity on ecosystem functions mirrors that of species diversity in natural ecosystems. Jan 2, 2025 ... Marquette researchers find evidence to explain the maintenance of species diversity and plant species coexistence in tropical forests. Jun 20, 2023 ... ... diversity in the plant life. But hedgerows and field margins can provide more diversity and species richness in farmland flora and fauna. The bias in species richness and Shannon information depend on unknown parameters of the species abundance distribution. An unbiased estimator exists only for ...