Birds Diversity Index Maitlands

Birds June, 2004 S-1 Totals Blue Jay 2 Carolina Wren 5 Common Crow 11 Eastern Bluebird 0 House Sparrow 1 American Robin 1 Brown Thrasher 0 Cardinal 3 Fly Catcher 32 Mallard 2 Mockingbird 5 Mourning Dove 1 Red-Tailed Hawk 1 Swallow 5 Starling 2 Sum of Birds by Sector 71 Maitland Thompson

(p) 0.03 0.07 0.15 0 0.01 0.01 0 0.04 0.45 0.03 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.07 0.03

ln(p) -3.57 -2.65 -1.86 -4.26 -4.26 -3.16 -0.8 -3.57 -2.65 -4.26 -4.26 -2.65 -3.57 H'=

p(ln(p)) -0.1 -0.19 -0.29 0 -0.06 -0.06 0 -0.13 -0.36 -0.1 -0.19 -0.06 -0.06 -0.19 -0.1 1.88

S-2 Totals 4 4 7 1 11 0 0 3 34 0 7 3 0 5 1 80

ln(p)

I believe that if a sector has a smaller area than another, then its overall diversity will drop. This demonstrates to us the island effect. A smaller area will have lower biodiversity. Also, If and area has less forest area, then the diversity will be lower.

Sector 1 Datess Bluejay Crow robin

(p) 0.05 0.05 0.09 0.01 0.14 0 0 0.04 0.43 0 0.09 0.04 0 0.06 0.01

1 0 1

-3 -3 -2.44 -4.38 -1.98

-3.28 -0.86 -2.44 -3.28 -2.77 -4.38 H'=

p(ln(p)) -0.15 -0.15 -0.21 -0.05 -0.27 0 0 -0.12 -0.36 0 -0.21 -0.12 0 -0.17 -0.05 1.89

S-3 Totals 0 5 9 0 3 3 1 6 35 0 8 3 1 10 5 89

(p)

ln(p) 0 0.06 0.1 0 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.07 0.39 0 0.09 0.03 0.01 0.11 0.06

-2.88 -2.29 -3.39 -3.39 -4.49 -2.7 -0.93 -2.41 -3.39 -4.49 -2.19 -2.88 H' =

p(ln(p)) 0 -0.16 -0.23 0 -0.11 -0.11 -0.05 -0.18 -0.37 0 -0.22 -0.11 -0.05 -0.25 -0.16 2.01

Campus Totals 6 14 27 1 15 4 1 12 101 2 20 7 2 20 8 240

(p) 0.03 0.06 0.11 0 0.06 0.02 0 0.05 0.42 0.01 0.08 0.03 0.01 0.08 0.03

ln(p) p(ln(p)) -3.69 -0.09 -2.84 -0.17 -2.18 -0.25 -5.48 -0.02 -2.77 -0.17 -4.09 -0.07 -5.48 -0.02 -3 -0.15 -0.87 -0.36 -4.79 -0.04 -2.48 -0.21 -3.53 -0.1 -4.79 -0.04 -2.48 -0.21 -3.4 -0.11 H' = 2.02