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GENETIC INFORMATION, VARIATION + RELATIONSHIPS IN ORGANISMS
BIODIVERSITY
INDEX OF DIVERSITY
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WHAT DOES THE INDEX OF DIVERSITY DESCRIBE?
relationship
between
species richness
(
number
of
species
in a
community
) and
population
(
number
of
individuals
in
each species
)
EQUATION FOR INDEX OF DIVERSITY?
D
=
N(N-1)
/
sum of n(n-1)
MEANING OF VALUES IN INDEX OF DIVERSITY?
N:
total number
of
organisms
of
all species
n:
total number
of
organisms
of a
particular species
WHAT IS THE LOWEST POSSIBLE VALUE FOR INDEX OF DIVERSITY?
1
WHAT A LARGER INDEX OF DIVERSITY MEAN?
greater species diversity
