Biodiversity Flashcards
1
Q
What information is needed to calculate an index of diversity for a particular community?
A
- Number of each species
- Total number of individuals of all species
2
Q
How does clearing a tropical forest to grow crops, decrease diversity of insects?
A
- Lower diversity of plants/few species of plant/less variety of plants
- Few sources/types of food/feed
3
Q
Why is it more important to calculate index of diversity than number of species present?
A
- Measures number of individuals (of each species) and number of species
- Some species only present in small numbers
