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Published on: August 14, 2026
The graph formed by plotting species richness against area for a wide variety of taxa (angiosperm plants, birds, bats, fresh water fishes, etc.) turns out to be a
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When species richness is plotted against area, the curve increases rapidly at first and then slows down, forming a rectangular hyperbola. This shows that as area increases, species number increases but at a decreasing rate.
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