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प्रश्न
Write the inference drawn by Alexander von Humboldt after his extensive explorations of South American jungle.
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उत्तर
Alexander von Humboldt observed that within a region species richness increased with increasing explored area, but only up to a limit. In fact, the relation between species richness and area for a wide variety of taxa (angiosperm plants, birds, bats, freshwater fishes) turns out to be a rectangular hyperbola.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Short answer type question
Tropical regions exhibit species richness as compared to polar regions. Justify.
On a log scale the relationship of species richness and area becomes linear (straight line) and is given by the equation.
With reference to graph select the correct alternative
Which of the following is an observation of Alexander von Humboldt's documented pattern in ecology?
Which of these is true about tropical environments?
The pattern of biodiversity is affected by ______.
Which of the following countries has the highest biodiversity?
There is greater biodiversity in tropical /subtropical regions than in temperate region. Explain.
The species-area relationship is represented on a log scale as ______.
Who observed that within a region, species richness increased with increasing explored area, to a certain limit?
