You are comparing the alpine plant diversity (measured here as species richness)

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You are comparing the alpine plant diversity (measured here as species richness) of peaks in the Northern versus Southern Rocky Mountains. The Northern site has 30 plant species and the Southern site has 20 plant species. The two sites only have 5 species that are the same (that is, 5 species occur at both sites). Determine the following (1 point each).

alpha (?) diversityof each site:_North:_______South: _______

gamma (?) diversity: __________________

beta (?) diversity: ________________

In your own words, explain what beta diversity is (2 points).

Explanation / Answer

=20+30-5

=45

=25+15

=40.

Beta diversity is the order of change in diversity of species as we move from one habitat to another.

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