In ecology, beta diversity (β-diversity or true beta diversity) is the ratio between regional and local species diversity. The term was introduced by...

beta diversity (β-diversity) and gamma diversity (γ-diversity). Whittaker's idea was that the total species diversity in a landscape (gamma diversity)...

Alpha diversity Beta diversity Biodiversity Diversity index Measurement of biodiversity Biotic homogenization Coexistence theory Dark diversity Gamma...

of the true diversity of order infinity (1/∞D). Alpha diversity Beta diversity Cultural diversity Effective number of parties, a diversity index applied...

with the terms alpha diversity (α-diversity) and beta diversity (β-diversity). Whittaker's idea was that the total species diversity in a landscape (γ)...

and precipitation. He proposed the concepts of Alpha diversity, Beta diversity, and Gamma diversity. Whittaker was elected to the National Academy of Sciences...

may be genetic, taxonomic, or functional, and it leads to a loss of beta (β) diversity. While the term is sometimes used interchangeably with "taxonomic...

increase local (i.e.: alpha diversity) diversity, which decreases turnover of diversity (i.e.: beta diversity). Overall gamma diversity may be lowered because...

there is evidence of phylogenetic linkage between plant beta diversity and phylogenetic beta diversity of insect clades such as butterflies. These types of...

^{2}(2\beta -1)+\beta ^{2}(\beta +1)-2\alpha \beta (\beta +2)]}{\alpha \beta (\alpha +\beta +2)(\alpha +\beta +3)}}\\&={\frac {6[(\alpha -\beta )^{2}(\alpha...

dark diversity and beta diversity. If beta diversity is the association between alpha and gamma diversity, dark diversity connects alpha diversity and...

and beta diversity patterns of each biological group. Both replacement and richness differences contributed to high values of total beta diversity for...

basis. In the ζ-diversity framework this can be described as ζ1, the number of unique taxa present in one sample. Beta diversity (β-diversity) is a measure...

latitude high alpha diversity resulting from climatic equitability during the Early Eocene in combination with resultant beta diversity between sites due...

characterized by a higher "beta diversity" (i.e. highly heterogeneous between samples) than soil and marine plankton. The high diversity can be a result of the...

"A diversity of beta diversities: Straightening up a concept gone awry. Part 1. Defining beta diversity as a function of alpha and gamma diversity". Ecography...

the number of taxa within the ecosystem (usually species) Beta diversity is species diversity between ecosystems; this involves comparing the number of...

alpha diversity The average species diversity of sites or habitats at a local scale. Alpha diversity combined with beta diversity yields gamma diversity. animal...

Tremadocian. From the Floian onward, alpha diversity dethroned beta diversity as the greater contributor to regional diversity patterns. In addition to a diversification...

when no taxon is extremely rare or common[citation needed], or when beta diversity is very high. Rarefaction assumes that the number of occurrences of...

boundary, the Watase Line (Tokara Gap), revealed by bibliographic and beta diversity analysis" (PDF). biorxiv.org. doi:10.1101/186775. S2CID 35101864. Archived...

cosmopolitan distribution, with less diversity on different continents. During the Middle Ordovician, beta diversity began a significant decline as marine...

restricted to tropical dry forests, particularly in plants; beta diversity and alpha diversity high but typically lower than adjacent moist forests. Effective...

{\frac {\partial }{\partial \beta _{0}}}\ln {\frac {1}{1+e^{-\beta _{0}+k_{0}}}}={\frac {e^{-\beta _{0}+k_{0}}}{1+e^{-\beta _{0}+k_{0}}}},} ∂ ∂ β 0 ln ⁡...

Beta vulgaris (beet) is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily Betoideae of the family Amaranthaceae. Economically, it is the most important crop...

I-Fang (September 2018). "Spatial scale changes the relationship between beta diversity, species richness and latitude". Royal Society Open Science. 5 (9):...

Portugal showed that the primary factor in beta diversity was a broad-scale gradient of mediterraneity. Diversity was lower in the northern dunes, which are...

Beta-lactamases (β-lactamases) are enzymes (EC 3.5.2.6) produced by bacteria that provide multi-resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillins...

methods for full ecological study. eDNA metabarcoding has applications to diversity monitoring across all habitats and taxonomic groups, ancient ecosystem...

Chris; Novotny, Vojtech; Moravec, Jiri; Richards, Stephen J. (2009). "Beta diversity of frogs in the forests of New Guinea, Amazonia and Europe: contrasting...