An Investigation into Species Diversity
An Investigation into Species Diversity at Lake Alice, Florida; The Effect of Island Size and The Impact of Human Disturbance on Species Number and Diversity
Abstract
The main objective of this investigation is to determine the effect of island size and human disturbance on the diversity and general population size of birds living in and around Lake
Alice. The null hypotheses for this experiment would suggest that (i) human disturbance does not have a detrimental …
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…Kingfisher 2 0.25 - 1.6 - 0.35
Gray Catbird 1 0.13 - 2.1 - 0.26
Yellow Rumped Warbler 1 0.13 - 2.1 - 0.26
Total = 8 H = - 0.173
Middle Island H = - ¡Æ pi loge pi
Species Species
Frequency Pi Inp x Pi loge Pi
Moorhen 1 0.5 - 0.70 - 0.35
Anhinga 1 0.5 - 0.70 - 0.35
Total = 2 H = - 0.69
West Island H = - ¡Æ pi loge pi
Species Species
Frequency Pi Inp x Pi loge Pi
Boat Tail Grackle 2 0.13 - 2.12 - 0.37
White Ibis 7 0.44 - 0.82 - 0.37
Anhinga 3 0.19 - 1.66 - 0.31
Coot 3 0.19 - 1.66 - 0.31
Moorhen 1
Total = 16 H = - 1.36
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