Biology A-Level
Interpreting D values
What Interpreting D values means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Interpreting D values
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A value close to 1 indicates high biodiversity; a value close to 0 indicates low biodiversity.
Topics that use Interpreting D values
- Biodiversity (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Aesthetic reasons for maintaining biodiversity
- Climate change
- Distinguishing reasons from conservation methods
- Ecological reasons for maintaining biodiversity
- Economic reasons for maintaining biodiversity
- Estimating species richness and abundance
- Ex situ conservation methods
- genetic diversity
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