14 Facts About Contiguous distribution

The geographic limits of a particular taxon's Contiguous distribution is its range, often represented as shaded areas on a map.

Patterns of Contiguous distribution change depending on the scale at which they are viewed, from the arrangement of individuals within a small family unit, to patterns within a population, or the Contiguous distribution of the entire species as a whole.

Species Contiguous distribution is not to be confused with dispersal, which is the movement of individuals away from their region of origin or from a population center of high density.

Disjunct Contiguous distribution occurs when two or more areas of the range of a taxon are considerably separated from each other geographically.

An example of the effects of abiotic factors on species Contiguous distribution can be seen in drier areas, where most individuals of a species will gather around water sources, forming a clumped Contiguous distribution.

An advantage of a herd, community, or other clumped Contiguous distribution allows a population to detect predators earlier, at a greater distance, and potentially mount an effective defense.

Clumped Contiguous distribution, called aggregated Contiguous distribution, clumped dispersion or patchiness, is the most common type of dispersion found in nature.

Clumped Contiguous distribution can be beneficial to the individuals in that group.

Contiguous distribution is one in which individuals are closer together than they would be if they were randomly or evenly distributed, i e, it is clumped distribution with a single clump.

Random Contiguous distribution, known as unpredictable spacing, is the least common form of Contiguous distribution in nature and occurs when the members of a given species are found in environments in which the position of each individual is independent of the other individuals: they neither attract nor repel one another.

Random Contiguous distribution is rare in nature as biotic factors, such as the interactions with neighboring individuals, and abiotic factors, such as climate or soil conditions, generally cause organisms to be either clustered or spread.

Random Contiguous distribution usually occurs in habitats where environmental conditions and resources are consistent.

However, many researchers believe that species Contiguous distribution models based on statistical analysis, without including ecological models and theories, are too incomplete for prediction.

Species Contiguous distribution can be predicted based on the pattern of biodiversity at spatial scales.