Line transect

Species Number of individuals (n) n(n-1)

Violet Popsicle 1 0
Orange Popsicle 4 12
Green Popsicle 1 0
Blue Popsicle 0 0
Red Popsicle 3 6
Yellow Popsicle 11 110
Green Ball 0 0
Blue Ball 0 0
Violet Ball 0 0
Red Ball 0 0
Pink Ball 0 0
Light-pink chips 0 0
Yellow chips 0 0
Blue chips 0 0
Green chips 0 0
Total N = 20 n(n-1) = 128
N(N-1) = 20(20-1)=380

Abundance

= 20/5
=4
= 6.33
Density

= 20/10x1m2
= 2 m2

Frequency

= (5/10)
= 50
Biodiversity index

the number of species in the area

= ----------------------------------------------------------
the total number of individual in the area

= 5/20

= 0.25

Diversity

Simpsons

D = 1- n(n-1)
N(N-1)
D = 1- (128/380)

D = 0.66

Richness

D = s/ N

D = 5/ 20

D = 1.12

Dominance
Species Number of individuals (n) n(n-1)
Violet Popsicle 0 0
Orange Popsicle 14 182
Green Popsicle 6 30
Blue Popsicle 17 272
Red Popsicle 2 2
Yellow Popsicle 3 6
Green Ball 2 2
Blue Ball 1 0
Violet Ball 0 0
Red Ball 2 2
Pink Ball 1 0
Light-pink chips 3 6
Yellow chips 3 6
Blue chips 3 6
Green chips 0 0
Total N = 57 n(n-1) = 514
N(N-1) = 57(57-1)=3192

Abundance

= 57/9
= 6.33
Density

= 57/10x1m2
= 5.7m2

Frequency

= (9/10)100
= 90%

Biodiversity index

the number of species in the area

= -------------------------------------------------------------
the total number of individual in the area

= 12/57

= 0.088

Diversity

Simpsons

D = 1- n(n-1)
N(N-1)

D = 1- (514/3192)

D = 0.21

Richness

D = s/ N

D = 12/57

D = 1.59

Dominance
Quadrant

Species Number of individuals (n) n(n-1)

Violet Popsicle 1 0
Orange Popsicle 0 0
Green Popsicle 0 0
Blue Popsicle 0 0
Red Popsicle 1 0
Yellow Popsicle 0 0
Green Ball 0 0
Blue Ball 3 6
Violet Ball 0 0
Red Ball 0 0
Pink Ball 1 0
Light-pink chips 1 0
Yellow chips 0 0
Blue chips 1 0
Green chips 0 0
Total N=8 n(n-1) = 6
N(N-1) = 8(8-1)=56

Abundance

= 8/5
= 1.6

Density

= 8/5x1m2
= 1.6m2

Frequency

= (5/5) 100
= 100%

Biodiversity index
 the number of species in the area
= -------------------------------------------------------------
the total number of individual in the area

= 6/8

= 0.088

Diversity

Simpsons

D = 1- n(n-1)
N(N-1)

D = 1- (6/56)

D = 0.75

Richness

D = s/ N

D = 6/8

D = 2.12

Dominance