Diversity within a community Flashcards
1
Q
Species diversity
A
Number of different species and the number of individuals of each species within any one community
2
Q
Genetic diversity
A
The variety of genes possessed by the individuals that make up a population of species
3
Q
Ecosystem diversity
A
The range of different habitats from a small local habitat to the whole of the earth
4
Q
What is species richness + disadvantage
A
The number of different species in a community at a given time
However this measure of species diversity doesn’t consider abundance
5
Q
Species diversity index
A
D = N(N-1)/ sum of n(n-1)
D= index of diversity
N = Total number of organisms of all species
n = Total number of organism of each species
6
Q
What does a large species diversity index indicate
A
A higher level of diversity
