The table above: forest inventory (number of individuals per 100m 2 ) of five fo

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The table above: forest inventory (number of individuals per 100m2) of five forest plots that were harvested using clearcutting in the same year on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.

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Given the species list above

Calculate:

The species richness (S)

Shannon diversity index (H'), maximum diversity (Hmax)

Evenness index (J) of each of the 100m-2 forest plots.

The formulas available are given below:

H' = -SUM [(pi) * ln(pi)]

Hmax= ln S

J=H/Hmax

With Jmax= 1

What calculations would you do to eliminate the community metrics for the overall forest regeneration on the Eastern Shore of NS? Do the calculations you are proposing.

Species Plot 1 Plot 2 Plot 3 Plot 4 Plot 5 Abies balsamea 15 12 11 21 18 Picea rubens 10 14 17 7 12 Pinus strobes 0 2 0 5 1 Betula alleghaniemsis 2 5 0 2 1 Acer rubrum 0 1 5 2 0 Acer saccharum 3 7 3 6 6 Total Number of Trees

Explanation / Answer

Species richness of(from the figure),

Plot 1 = 4

Plot 2 = 6

Plot 3 = 4

Plot 4 = 6

Plot 5 = 5

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