Biodiversity

Levels of biodiversity:

• Habitat diversity

  • The number of habitats

• Species diversity

  • The number of species

  • The number of individuals in each species

• Genetic diversity

  • The variation in alleles within a population of species

Deifinition:

• Species

  • A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

• Habitat

  • The place where a species lives within an ecosystem

Species richness and species evenness are measure of biodiversity

Species richness:

• The total numbbere of Differnet species in a habitat

• It is quantifies by taking random samples and counting the species present

• A higher species eichness indicates greater diversity

Species evenness:

• A comparison of the numbers of individuals of each species in a community

• It is measured by taking samples and counting individuals of each species

• More even abundance mean higher species evenness and diversity