Abundance

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(Latin: abundantia), this ecological term describes the number of individuals within a biotope with respect to a defined area or a certain space.

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Institut für Zoomorphologie, Zellbiologie und Parasitologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Universitätsstraβe 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
Heinz Mehlhorn Dr. (Professor) (Professor)

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(2008). Abundance. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48996-2_6

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