Species richness vs evenness: independent relationship and different responses to edaphic factors

• Published in: Oikos Vol. 111; no. 1; pp. 192 - 198
• Main Author: Ma, Maohua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copenhagen Munksgaard International Publishers 01.10.2005; Blackwell Publishers; Blackwell; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biodiversity; Biological and medical sciences; Boundaries; Correlation analysis; Ecosystems; Edaphic factors; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Heterogeneity; Nitrogen; Ordination; Organic carbon; Organic phosphorus; Plant ecology; Plant species; Plants; Population ecology; Simulation; Soil ecology; Species; Species diversity; Species richness; Synecology; Vegetation; Edaphic factor; Environmental factor; Species evenness; Species richness

The main components of species diversity are richness and evenness. Species richness has been the subject of biodiversity studies more often than species evenness. Some simulated models suggest that the relationship between these two components is equal and predictable in a stable environment. This...