Species Diversity Flashcards
1
Q
What is species diversity?
A
A measure of the number of different species and the number of individuals of each in a habitat
2
Q
What is the Simpson index?
A
A quantitative measure of diversity ; a high value indicates a stable ecosystem
3
Q
What is species richness?
A
- Total number of different species within a habitat / a community
4
Q
What is eveness?
A
Total number of individual organisms of each species
