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  4. The species-area relationship represented by the equation log S = log C + Z log A is graphically seen as

Q. The species-area relationship represented by the equation log S = log C + Z log A is graphically seen as

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Solution:

On a logarithmic scale, the species area relationship is a straight line described by the equation log S = log C + Z log A,
where S= Species richness, A= Area, Z = slope of the line (regression coefficient) and C = Y-intercept. Ecologists have discovered that the value of Z lies in the range of 0.1 to 0.2, regardless of the taxonomic group or the region.