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species abundance

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 24 | Mentions: 36

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Knowledge graph centered on species abundance with 78 nodes and 181 connections. Top connected: TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and o, Bombus, Ligusticum porteri, Delphinium, I. aggregata.

Definition

Population size or density of individual species within a habitat

Related Terms (5)

A/O relationshippopulation sizepopulation abundancerelative abundancecolony abundance

Publications (27)

Molecular diversity of dissolved organic matter reflects macroecological patterns in river networks

2025Scientific Reportsmeasured variable

Molecular diversity of dissolved organic matter reflects macroecological patterns in river networks

2025Scientific Reportscontext

Estimating Local Abundance of Bombus Queens in Meadows of Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA

Changes in insect population dynamics due to climate change

2024Effects of Climate Change on Insects: Physiological, Evolutionary, and Ecological Responsesmeasured variable

Solitary bee genera differ in foraging activity timing and temperature; Evidence of a seasonal dietary shift in Hoplitis fulgida

2024measured variable

Integrating natural gradients, experiments, and statistical modeling in a distributed network experiment: An example from the WaRM Network

2022Ecology and Evolutionmeasured variable

Revealing the direct and indirect effects of climate change on soil nutrient dynamics and forage resources in mountain ecosystems

2022measured variable

Documents (3)

wildlife survey

Small Mammals: A Beaver Pond Ecosystem and Adjacent Riparian Habitat in Idaho

technical report

Species Endangerment Patterns in the United States

environmental assessment

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Related Concepts (10)

ecosystem function

process29 shared papers

trait variation

measurement25 shared papers

climate change

phenomenon22 shared papers

elevation gradient

phenomenon18 shared papers

metagenome-assembled genome

measurement15 shared papers

energy harvest capacity

process13 shared papers

vegetation community composition

measurement12 shared papers

soil pH

measurement12 shared papers

thermal constraints

process12 shared papers

plant-pollinator mutualism

process11 shared papers

Frequently Associated Species

Atriplex canescens

not mentioned11 papers

Potentilla

Rosaceae10 papers

Erigeron

Asteraceae10 papers

Rushes

Spruce

Asteraceae

Asteraceae8 papers

Ligusticum porteri

Apiaceae7 papers

Juncus

Juncaceae7 papers

Festuca

Poaceae7 papers

Delphinium

Ranunculaceae7 papers

article

DynaMETE: a hybrid MaxEnt-plus-mechanism theory of dynamic macroecology

2021Ecology Lettersmeasured variable

Climate and multiple dimensions of plant diversity regulate ecosystem carbon exchange along an elevational gradient

2021Ecospheremeasured variable

The effects of anthropogenic change on pollination in plant-pollinator communities

2021measured variable

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Do microorganisms obey macroecological rules?

2021Authoreameasured variable

Do microorganisms obey macroecological rules?

2021Authoreatested

The effects of recreational trail use on small mammal species richness and abundance

Butterfly foraging and the dispersal of microbes among & within flowers

Temporal scale-dependence of plant–pollinator networks

2020Oikosmeasured variable

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

2020Global Change Biologymeasured variable

50 years of mountain passes: A perspective on Dan Janzen's classic article

2018American Naturalistcontext

Biotic and abiotic drivers of plant symbionts determine plant performance, the maintenance of diversity, and response to global change

2017measured variable

Individual variation in plant traits drives species interactions, ecosystem functioning, and responses to global change.

2016measured variable

Scaling from traits to ecosystems: Developing a general trait driver theory via integrating trait-based and metabolic scaling theories

2015Advances in Ecological Researchmeasured variable

On theory in ecology

2014BioSciencemeasured variable

On theory in ecology

2014BioSciencecontext

Determinants of pika population density vs. occupancy in the Southern Rocky Mountains

2014Ecological Applicationscentral

The structure and function of subalpine ecosystems in the face of climate change

2012measured variable

The effects of mine disturbance and contamination on pollination of subalpine wildflowers

2009measured variable

A test of species-area theory on a high disturbance area of the Gothic earthflow

Ecological Feedbacks to Global Warming: Extending Results from Plot to Landscape Scale

1998measured variable