What is the Simpson's index of diversity?
The Simpson's index of diversity is a measure of biodiversity within a habitat that takes into account both species richness and species evenness.
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What are species richness and species evenness?
Species richness is the number of different species in a particular area at a given time.
Species evenness is a comparison of the numbers of individuals of each species in a community.
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What are the potential values for the Simpson's index of diversity?
It always results in a value between 0 and 1.
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What does a high value for the Simpson's index of diversity represent?
A high value, close to 1, represents infinite biodiversity. The higher the value, the more biodiverse the habitat.
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What does a Simpson's index of diversity of 0 represent?
A Simpson's index of diversity of 0 represents no biodiversity.
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