Biodiversity within a community Flashcards
1
Q
What is species diversity?
A
- refers to the different species and the number of individuals of each species in a community
2
Q
What is biodiversity?
A
- the general term used to describe variety in the living world
3
Q
What is species richness?
A
- the number of different species in a particular area and in a given time
4
Q
What is ecosystems diversity?
A
- the range of different habitats,from a small local habitat to the whole earth
5
Q
What is the formula for mark-capture- recapture?
A
- total in first sample x total in second sample/ number of marked individuals in second sample
6
Q
what is the equation for index for diversity
A
d = N(N-1)/Sum n(n-1)
7
Q
What is assumptions for mark - capture -recapture
A
- that the mark doesnt affect their chance of survival
- that there was migration
- that there was no deaths or births