Species Richness

Question

What are the characteristics within and between species that influence species richness in the ecosystem Nambi Desert?

Answer 1

Species richness is the measure of species diversity, the number of different species in a given area/habitat.

a FEW of the characteristics within and between species that influence species richness in the ecosystem of the Namib Desert are: competition, predation, parasitic relationships, immigration, ecological niche (role the species plays like type of food, habitat, where it reproduces)