Table 4 Alpha diversity indices calculated using past 4.03 software to estimate white Grub beetles diversity in selected study areas in Uttarakhand.
From: Distribution and diversity of white Grub beetles across agro-ecological zones in Uttarakhand, India
Alpha diversity index | Study locations | ||||||
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L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | L5 | L6 | L7 | |
Taxa | 29 | 28 | 37 | 71 | 31 | 27 | 43 |
Dominance | 0.060 | 0.068 | 0.093 | 0.054 | 0.091 | 0.101 | 0.054 |
Simpson index | 0.940 | 0.932 | 0.908 | 0.946 | 0.909 | 0.900 | 0.946 |
Shannon index | 3.027 | 2.934 | 2.775 | 3.381 | 2.833 | 2.670 | 3.249 |
Buzas and Gibson’s evenness index | 0.712 | 0.671 | 0.434 | 0.414 | 0.548 | 0.535 | 0.599 |
Brillouin index | 2.875 | 2.840 | 2.750 | 3.370 | 2.712 | 2.627 | 3.209 |
Menhinick richness index | 1.550 | 1.117 | 0.598 | 0.524 | 1.419 | 0.705 | 0.807 |
Margalef richness index | 4.780 | 4.191 | 4.363 | 7.129 | 4.864 | 3.567 | 5.282 |
Pielou’s evenness index | 0.899 | 0.880 | 0.769 | 0.793 | 0.825 | 0.810 | 0.864 |
Fisher alpha diversity index | 7.506 | 6.010 | 5.679 | 9.363 | 7.418 | 4.699 | 7.188 |
Berger-Parker dominance index | 0.120 | 0.116 | 0.156 | 0.146 | 0.208 | 0.193 | 0.126 |
Chao-1 index | 29.25 | 28 | 37 | 71.75 | 31.33 | 28 | 43 |