11.4 Calculating Bioidversity

Question 1

What is Simpsons index of diversity

Answer 1

Better measure of biodiversity as it takes into account both species richness and evenness

Question 2

Formul do simpsons index of diversity

Answer 2

D = 1 - sum of (n/N)^2

N = total number of organisms of all species
n = total number of organism of a particular species

Question 3

What value of simspons index of diversity always result in

Answer 3

Results in a value between 0 and 1
0 represents no diversity and 1 represents infinite diversity

Higher value = more diverse the habitat