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Species diversity is a function of both the number of different species in the
community and their relative abundances. Larger numbers of species and more
even abundances of species lead to higher species diversity. Species diversity
can be calculated in a variety of ways to represent the type and magnitude of
differences among species, their number, and their abundance.

Two metrics describe and represent the species diversity element: wildlife
species richness and federally threatened/endangered vertebrate species
richness. The condition scores for each of the metrics are averaged to derive
a condition score for the species diversity element.

* Metric Name: Element Representation: Species Diversity   

* Translation: Where is species diversity the greatest?