Q: What are species richness and species evenness? How does each of
What are species richness and species evenness? How does each of these components of species diversity contribute to the value of the Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H ')? How do species evenness and...
See AnswerQ: Communities in different areas may be organized in different ways. For
Communities in different areas may be organized in different ways. For instance, C. Ralph (1985) found that in Patagonia in Argentina, as foliage height diversity increases, bird species diversity dec...
See AnswerQ: Why do introduced predators possibly threaten the species diversity of a community
Why do introduced predators possibly threaten the species diversity of a community such as Lake Victoria, while indigenous predators do not? Think in evolutionary timescales as you develop your answer...
See AnswerQ: The successional studies in Sycamore Creek produced patterns of variation in diversity
The successional studies in Sycamore Creek produced patterns of variation in diversity that differed significantly from those observed during primary succession at Glacier Bay (see fig.&Ac...
See AnswerQ: According to the intermediate disturbance hypothesis, could human disturbance sustain higher
According to the intermediate disturbance hypothesis, could human disturbance sustain higher levels of species diversity than in the absence of human disturbance?
See AnswerQ: Suppose you sample an area and find the five species of forest
Suppose you sample an area and find the five species of forest trees listed in table 16.1 in the following proportions: 0.35, 0.25, 0.15, 0.15, and 0.10. What is the S hannon-Wiener divers...
See AnswerQ: What component of species diversity (see chapter 16, p.
What component of species diversity (see chapter 16, p. 360) did Tilman’s research group manipulate in their studies? What other components of species diversity could influence rates...
See AnswerQ: How many species are there? This is one of the most
How many species are there? This is one of the most fundamental questions that an ecologist can ask about a community. With increasing threats to biological diversity, species richness is also one of...
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