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

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

  1. *Abbreviations used: L1- Chaukhutiya, L2- Chinyalisaur, L3- Gwaldam, L4- Hawalbagh, L5- Jeolikote, L6- Mukteshwar and L7- Pantnagar.