In a region, the species-area relationship has Z = 0.15…
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In a region, the species-area relationship has .
- By what factor does the number of species rise when the area is doubled?
- By what per cent does the number of species rise?
- By what factor does it rise when the area becomes ten times as large?
Need a reminder? The key ideaShow
The species-area relationship is , or . The slope is , and it is 0.1 to 0.2 for regions and 0.6 to 1.2 for whole continents. When an area falls to a fraction of its size, the species fall to of their number.
The worked solution
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Given. .
Plan. If the area becomes times as large, the species become times as many.
Step 1. (a) .
Step 2. (b) per cent.
Step 3. (c) .
Answer: ; per cent; .
Check. A tenfold area gives far less than ten times the species.
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