Suppose a biologist traps small mammals from three different Chihuahuan Desert c

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Suppose a biologist traps small mammals from three different Chihuahuan Desert communities and obtains the results shown in the table below.

Based on the Shannon index, rank the species diversity from highest to lowest.

a. Community 1 > Community 2 > Community 3

b. Community 1 > Community 3 > Community 2

c. Community 2 > Community 1 > Community 3

d. Community 2 > Community 3 > Community 1

Species banner tail kangaroo rat silky pocket mouse white-footed mouse Merriam's kangaroo rat Total In (p) 0.2231 2.5257 2.1893 -4.8283 Abundance 100 10 0.8000 0.0800 0.1120 0.0080 p, In (p) 0.1785 0.2021 0.2452 0.0386 0.6644 125 Community 2 Species banner tail kangaroo rat silky pocket mouse white-footed mouse Total Abundance 128 70 52 250 0.5120 0.2800 0.2080 In (A) 0.6694 1.2730 1.5702 P In (p) 0.3427 0.3564 0.3266 1.0258 Community 3 Species banner tail kangaroo rat silky pocket mouse Northern grasshopper In (p.) 0.9555 1.0833 1.2840 p, In (p) 0.3675 0.3667 0.3556 1.0897 Abundance 0.3846 0.3385 0.2769 50 36 mouse Total 130

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is option E that is community 3> community 2> communuty 1 because as they value of H increases the species diversity also increases.

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