EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

beta diversity
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
scope note: MS Academic Keywords
definition: [Henderson's] biological diversity result­ing from competition between species that produces a ﬁner adaptation of a species to the complete habitat, thus narrowing its range of tolerance to other environmental factors. Beta diversity is represented by the extent of change of species composi­tion along an environmental gradient, e.g. of altitude, from one habitat to another. The greater the change, the higher the beta diversity. alt. habitat diversiﬁcation. cf. alpha diversity.
broader: variable
creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

variable
type: Concept
narrower: beta diversity