relative abundance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelativeandabundance
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relative
adjective
uk/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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abundance
noun[S or U]
uk/əˈbʌn.dəns/us/əˈbʌn.dəns/
the situation in which there is more than enough ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandabundancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Therelativeabundanceof each transcript is measured by laser scanning of the array.
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Relativeabundancepatterns are particularly difficult to compare, since the effect of varying laboratory techniques on the needle-like elements is considerable.
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Therelativeabundanceof sulphide droplets suggests that the melts were sulphursaturated just before and immediately after emplacement.
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The chromatogram - at the bottom of the figure shows the relative intensity and hence therelativeabundanceof the various molecular species.
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Successional changes in species abundances indicated by therelativeabundanceordination may be caused in part by changes in availability of suitable supports.
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Each month therelativeabundanceof the various phytophases were evaluated.
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When monitoring trees each month, therelativeabundanceof fruit was evaluated on scale of 0-4.
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According to therelativeabundanceof legume species, possibilities for comparisons between plots, and water table, representative species and individuals were chosen for nodulation studies.
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This single objective method for designating dominance subdivided an obvious continuum ofrelativeabundancefor practical purposes.
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In other words, the difference inrelativeabundancebetween the dominant and third most abundant species was greater in communities characterized by weak interspecific interactions.
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The vertical line denotes therelativeabundanceof vertebrate remains in the various depositional environments.
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The daughters, on the other hand, grew up during times of rapid change and turmoil but experiencedrelativeabundance.
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The larger modelled upper continental crust component is also consistent with therelativeabundance of detrital mica of possible extra-basinal origin.
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Changes in the identity andrelativeabundanceof a dominant species in space or time are reflected in corresponding changes in levels of community similarity.
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The bars show (a) the species richness, and (b) therelativeabundance(number of encounters) in each transect.
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The bottom panel shows therelativeabundanceof helium ions with respect to the protons.
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These indices stay low throughout the older black shale, whereas theirrelativeabundancerecords a peak in the younger black horizon.
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A method for monitoring stage conversion or assessing therelativeabundanceof each stage would provide a powerful tool for these studies.
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