General Studies Paper I · Subtopic
Species richness, evenness and diversity scales
Official syllabus
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization.
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
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What this covers
This page is the existing evidence-linked Biodiversity pilot section for Species richness, evenness and diversity scales.
Key ideas
- species richness
- species evenness
- alpha diversity
- beta diversity
- gamma diversity