Sentence examples for richness of ground from inspiring English sources

At local scales (station and stand), species richness of ground- and shrub-nesting birds was similar among forest age-classes.

Activity density of millipedes and wood lice and species richness of ground beetles were higher in fields where local and regional management types were complementary, indicating a beneficial effect of environmental heterogeneity.

Furthermore, there were also significant differences in population density and richness of ground-dwelling predators between CL and SL system.

Despite modest differences (205 225 m), it was surprising that elevation was significantly correlated with the richness of ground-dwelling ants.

Species richness of ground-dwelling ants was measured for each of the 60 principal sites based on the incidence of species in pitfall traps, baiting stations and Mini-Winkler samples.

Both total cover and species richness of the ground flora increased proportionally to harvest intensity.

The higher richness of the ground-nesting Lasioglossum likely results from soil disturbance regimes at produce farms and the naturally shallow, rocky soil with exposed surface at hill prairies, respectively.

Species richness of above-ground EMF fruiting bodies was principally related to the basal area of the stand (a correlate of canopy cover) and tree species diversity, whilst richness of below-ground ectomycorrhizae was driven only by tree diversity.

Both abundance and species richness of local ground-foraging ants increased with disturbance, and ant community composition was altered.

Hence, the mechanisms underlying the high species richness of below-ground communities remains to be understood fully [8].

Future research is recommended focusing on comparative studies on herbaceous species richness, diversity and density, horizontal and vertical distribution of soil seed banks, species richness of soil microorganisms, plant and soil biomass, plant and soil carbon pools (above and below ground) as well as soil contents and properties inside and outside the ORI compound.