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In the plot of the species-area relationship for the co-efficient z, the axis X and Y, represents
BiologyBiodiversity and its ConservationNEET
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  • A
    x-axis y-axis
    Species richness Area
  • B
    x-axis y-axis
    Area Species richness
  • C
    x-axis y-axis
    Slope of the line Intercept
  • D
    x-axis y-axis
    Intercept Slope of the line
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The correct answer is:
x-axis y-axis
Area Species richness
Biodiversity includes all the flora and fauna on Earth. All the varieties of organisms come under biodiversity. German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt made the observation regarding the relationship between species richness and the area of the habitat. As per his observation, species richness increased with increasing area of habitat upto a limit. When plotted in a graph with area on x-axis and species richness on y-axis, this relationship forms a rectangular hyperbola. On a log scale, the relationship is a straight line having the equation Log S=Log C+Z Log A . S=species richness, A=area of region, C=Y-intercept and Z= regression co-efficient (Slope).

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