Ecological vs Nestedness - What's the difference?
ecological | nestedness |
Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
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As an adjective ecological
is relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.As a noun nestedness is
a measure of the order in an ecological system.ecological
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(en adjective)Katie L. Burke
In the News, volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}