Sentence examples for decrease in richness with from inspiring English sources

A recent meta-analysis documented an increase in fish species richness with moderate declines in coral cover that shifted to a decrease in richness with more severe declines of coral [52], consistent with the model of intermediate disturbance.

Two of the more prevalent biodiversity patterns described in the literature are the decrease in richness with increasing latitude (latitudinal species-diversity gradient, LSDG [e.g., [57], [58]]) and unimodal pattern of richness with water depth, peaking at around 2,000 m [e.g., [59], [60]].

Closer investigation revealed that the decrease in richness was associated with particular taxonomic groups within life-form categories, rather than with particular life-forms per se.

Although many studies advocate a species-specific response to habitat loss and fragmentation, Sapotaceae as a whole experienced a dramatic decrease in richness in landscapes with reduced forest cover, most likely due to a common response to deleterious effects triggered by the reduction in habitat, and defaunation.

This trend was driven by a strong decrease in richness of infrequently encountered species with increasing road length within 1 km from breeding ponds.

For dung beetles, in addition to a decrease in richness, a decrease in abundance has been observed, along with changes in species composition that depend on the degree of habitat transformation, see [20] and references cited therein.

Aside from the overall decrease in richness of phylotypes of bacterial species, certain host conditions appear to be associated with specific changes in the intestinal microbiota and up or down-regulation of certain bacterial species.

Across all studies, arthropod diversity responded significantly negatively to an increase in grazing intensity (GLMM: μ = −0.14 ± 0.04, t = −3.36, P = 0.002, Fig. 2A), with over 80% of the data points showing a decrease in richness.

Shahriary et al. (2012) also reported a decrease in species richness with increased grazing intensity around the piospheres of Iran.

According to Stevens [22], Rapoport's altitudinal rule relates to the rescue effect and is presented as an explanation for monotonic decreases in species richness with increasing elevation.

Bird assemblages, which we used as a surrogate for biodiversity, showed complex patterns although with overall decreases in richness and abundance.