Question

Enlist various types of species diversity.

Answer

  1. Point Diversity: This is a diversity present on the smallest scale.

  2. Alpha Diversity: Also known as local diversity and includes variety of organisms local to a particular habitat.

  3. Gamma Diversity: It represents the diversity of a larger unit such as an island or a landscape.

  4. Epsilon Diversity: It is also called regional diversity and includes total diversity of a group of gamma diversity areas.

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