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2.1: Diversity maps

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    Figure 2.1.1 : Treemap of Life.
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    Figure 2.1.2 : Treemap of arthropods.
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    Figure 2.1.3 : Treemap of plants.
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    Figure 2.1.4 : Treemap of angiosperms.
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    Figure 2.1.5 : Treemap of fishes.
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    Figure 2.1.6 : Treemap of birds.
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    Figure 2.1.7 : Treemap of mammals.

    Treemaps placed above are alternatives to dendrograms (“phylogeny trees”) and classification lists (“classifs”). Please remember that this is only one of ways to represent hierarchical, tree-like data. All three approaches are generally equivalent.


    This page titled 2.1: Diversity maps is shared under a Public Domain license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Alexey Shipunov.

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