- Alpha diversity measures diversity at a local scale. - Beta diversity measures diversity between habitats (species turnover). - Gamma diversity measures total diversity across a region (landscape diversity).
Among the mathematical indices for measuring bio-diversity, which one shows the mean species diversity in a habitat at a local scale ?
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Biodiversity (Measurements and Indices of Biodiversity (Alpha, Beta, Gamma))
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