BIOL 200 Homework #2
Directions:
Part 1: For the data below calculate the following:
1) Alpha diversity for each habitat (2pts);
2) Beta diversity for grassland vs. all other habitats (4pts); and
3) Gamma diversity (2pts).
Part 1.
Species |
Grassland |
Crop Field |
Forest |
Wetland |
Urban |
bald eagle |
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|
X |
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red-tailed hawk |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
turkey vulture |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
American robin |
|
|
|
|
X |
European starling |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
red-winged black bird |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
yellow-headed blackbird |
|
|
|
X |
|
American Wigeon |
|
|
|
X |
|
Mallard |
|
|
|
X |
X |
upland sandpiper |
X |
|
|
X |
|
grasshopper sparrow |
X |
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bobolink |
X |
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American dipper |
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|
X |
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sage grouse |
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lesser prairie chicken |
X |
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sharp-tailed grouse |
X |
X |
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dark-eyed junco |
|
|
X |
|
X |
black-capped chickadee |
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|
X |
|
X |
great blue heron |
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|
|
X |
X |
snowy egret |
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|
X |
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dickcissel |
X |
X |
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chipping sparrow |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
ring-necked pheasant |
X |
|
X |
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ring-billed gull |
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|
|
X |
X |
American pelican |
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|
X |
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ruffed grouse |
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|
X |
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wood duck |
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|
X |
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Canada goose |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
rock dove |
|
|
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|
X |
morning dove |
X |
X |
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ALPHA Diversity |
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BETA Diversity |
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Grass vs. Crop field |
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Grass vs. Forest |
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Grass vs. Wetland |
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Grass vs. Urban |
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GAMMA Diversity |
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Part 2.
Use an Internet search engine to look up the scientific name for the Mountain Lion and write it appropriately as if in the text of a paper (2pts).
Mountain Lion =
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Rating:
5/
Solution: BIOL 200 Homework #2