authority: geo-bon
slug: community-abundance
name: Community abundance
domain: biodiversity
subdomain: community-composition
authority_id: geo-bon:community-abundance
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: null
  cf_standard_name: null
  iadopt_concepts:
    property: null
    entity: null
  dwc_terms:
    - dwc:scientificName
    - dwc:taxonID
    - dwc:organismQuantity
    - dwc:organismQuantityType
    - dwc:samplingProtocol
    - dwc:eventID
    - dwc:eventDate
canonical_units: count or dimensionless
description: |
  Multi-species abundance structure of an ecological community — counts,
  densities, or biomass of each species across a sampling event. Distinct from
  single-species abundance: the unit of observation is the assemblage. Anchored
  by BioTIME 2.0, PREDICTS, sPlot, and reef-LTER networks; drives CSRD E4 and
  EU Nature Restoration Regulation indicators.
theme: biodiversity
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/what-are-ebvs/
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/community-composition/
  - Pereira et al. 2013, Science 339, 277-278 (doi:10.1126/science.1229931)
  - Dornelas et al. 2018, Global Ecology and Biogeography 27, 760-786 (BioTIME)