Suppose you wanted to determine whether you had adequately sampled the species richness of a given community. Which result would lead most strongly to the conclusion that the current sampling had adequately assessed the species diversitya. A high Shannon index value?

b. A low Shannon index value

c. A rising, linear species accumulation curved. A species accumulation curve that had leveled off

e. A high alpha diversity

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Angus

1 November, 12:59

Suppose you wanted to determine whether you had adequately sampled the species richness of a given community. Which result would lead most strongly to the conclusion that the current sampling had adequately assessed the species diversitya. A high Shannon index value?

b. A low Shannon index value

c. A rising, linear species accumulation curved. A species accumulation curve that had leveled off

e. A high alpha diversity

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Stephen Lucas · Answer 1

The correct answer is (D)

Explanation:

The species accumulation curve is also known as Species discovery curve. It is a graph which records the cumulative number of species of living things recorded in a particular environment. The species accumulation curve is related to species area curve. The Species accumulation curve is used to represent the adequacy of a fauna survey.