"Relative abundance" refers to how common or plentiful something is compared to other things. It indicates the proportion or amount of a particular item or species compared to the total number or mass of other items or species in a given area or ecosystem.
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- The increase in relative abundance of the dark type was due to natural selection. (talkorigins.org)
- In the 1970s and 1980s, relative abundance data indicated that white shark populations declined, likely due to expanding commercial and recreational shark fisheries. (sciencedaily.com)
- The change in relative abundances of carbon and oxygen isotopes may have occurred through extensive loss of Martian atmosphere. (astrobio.net)
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