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It is reasonable to state that the importance of a species in a given ecosystem is generally proportional to the amount of energy flowing through the species. A species through which a high proportion of energy flows will be by definition a dominant of the system. The terminology is widely accepted that ecosystems with greater numbers of species possess a greater “diversity” than ecosystems with fewer species. Diversity is also influenced by the degree of equality with which species are represented: those ecosystems which have every species represented by equal numbers of individuals possess greatest diversity.
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Larsen, J.A. (1989). Essay on Diversity and Dominance. In: The Northern Forest Border in Canada and Alaska. Ecological Studies, vol 70. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8791-6_8
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