This enables ecologists to measure the biodiversity of an area, record data on abiotic factors, and even get a good estimate of the complexity of a local ecosystem in comparison to other sampling sites.

这使生态学家能够测量一个地区的生物多样性，记录非生物因素的数据，甚至与其他采样点相比，对当地生态系统的复杂性有一个很好的估计。