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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. ecology
  3. ecological processes and phenomena
  4. nestedness
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. ecology
  3. ecological processes and phenomena
  4. nestedness

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nestedness

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A measurement or analysis of the patterns of species distribution within naturally fragmented habitats (such as islands). A nested pattern is where the species composition in fragmented habitats is a subset of those habitats with more species.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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