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Question 1

Alpha diversity?

Answer 1

of species or diversity within a local habitat

Question 2

Beta diversity?

Answer 2

Change in the species composition between localities across space or environmental gradient (proportion of shared species across sites).

Question 3

Gamma diversity?

Answer 3

of species or diversity within a larger region; a function of both alpha and beta diversity.

Question 4

Equation of beta diversity?

Answer 4

Gamma diversity - alpha diversity

Question 5

If alpha diversity =~ gamma diversity?

Answer 5

Low beta diversity

Question 6

If alpha diversity < gamma diversity?

Answer 6

High beta diversity

Question 7

One way to calculate beta diversity?

Answer 7

Gamma - mean (alpha diversity across all the sites)

Question 8

Species turnover?

Answer 8

Beta diversity that is measured along the axis of variation in the environment (e.g. abiotic gradient)

Question 9

Edge points?

Answer 9

The peripheral of a study site

Question 10

If you have high overlap between different compositions, how will that affect beta diversity?

Answer 10

Beta diversity will be lowered.

Question 11

The higher the species turnover, the ______ beta diversity?

Answer 11

Higher

Question 12

Factors that contribute to species diversity in order of levels?

Answer 12

Global scale -> Geographic barriers to dispersal (regional scale) -> Habitat partitioning within ecoregions (landscape scale) -> microhabitat niche partitioning (e.g. understory vs canopy) (local scale) -> biotic interactions

Question 13

Spatial scales can tell us in terms of species diversity?

Answer 13

The patterns of species diversity and the abiotic factors that limits their range.

Question 14

If there is a limit in species richness in the global scale, then the limit must apply to?

Answer 14

Local scales

Question 15

Local species richness can be determined by what type of niche?

Answer 15

Realized niche