Index of Diversity

• What is an index of diversity?

  A measurement that describes the relationship between the number of species present and how many of each of those species are present.
• Why do we use index of diversity over species richness?

  Its a more informative measurement than species richness.
• What is the index of diversity formula?

  d= N(N-1)/ (Sum of) n(n-1)
• What does n mean in the index of diversity formula?

  The total number of organisms for a single species in the community.
• What does N mean in the index of diversity formula?

  The total number of organisms in the community.
• What does a larger number for index of diversity mean?

  There is a higher level of diversity present.