An Investigation into Species Diversity

An Investigation into Species Diversity at Lake Alice, Florida; The Effect of Island Size and The Impact of Human Disturbance on Species Number and Diversity Abstract The main objective of this investigation is to determine the effect of island size and human disturbance on the diversity and general population size of birds living in and around Lake Alice. The null hypotheses for this experiment would suggest that (i) human disturbance does not have a detrimental …

…Kingfisher 2 0.25 - 1.6 - 0.35 Gray Catbird 1 0.13 - 2.1 - 0.26 Yellow Rumped Warbler 1 0.13 - 2.1 - 0.26 Total = 8 H = - 0.173 Middle Island H = - ¡Æ pi loge pi Species Species Frequency Pi Inp x Pi loge Pi Moorhen 1 0.5 - 0.70 - 0.35 Anhinga 1 0.5 - 0.70 - 0.35 Total = 2 H = - 0.69 West Island H = - ¡Æ pi loge pi Species Species Frequency Pi Inp x Pi loge Pi Boat Tail Grackle 2 0.13 - 2.12 - 0.37 White Ibis 7 0.44 - 0.82 - 0.37 Anhinga 3 0.19 - 1.66 - 0.31 Coot 3 0.19 - 1.66 - 0.31 Moorhen 1 Total = 16 H = - 1.36