Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Species Diversity

Species diversity is a measure of the variety of species within a given area or ecological community, reflecting both the number of different species present (richness) and how evenly individuals are distributed among them (evenness). It is a key indicator of ecosystem health and stability, since communities with gr…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 49× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2997-2248 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Species diversity is a measure of the variety of species within a given area or ecological community, reflecting both the number of different species present (richness) and how evenly individuals are distributed among them (evenness). It is a key indicator of ecosystem health and stability, since communities with greater diversity tend to be more resilient and better able to maintain ecological functions in the face of disturbance. Ecologists quantify species diversity using indices that combine richness and evenness, applying them to compare habitats, monitor environmental change, and guide conservation. Research in the journal applies these concepts across a range of ecosystems and taxa: studies include the monitoring of insect species richness and abundance in a semi-arid ecosystem, the use of diversity indices to characterize phytoplankton communities, the effects of forest fragmentation on resource partitioning among endemic pollinators, and the diversity and similarity of flatfishes in coastal waters. Together this work illustrates how diversity is measured and how environmental factors shape the composition of biological communities. This page brings together peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to species diversity, supporting study of how biodiversity is assessed and what it reveals about the structure and condition of ecosystems.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 49 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Species Diversity, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Wildlife (ISSN 2997-2248).

Journal editorial board
Adriano Stinca · Italy

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