What are the challenges in measuring species diversity in microbial communities? How does species diversity differ across different biomes?

Georgia exemplifies this pattern and ranks among the top five US States in the number of native species of mussels (127), fishes (265), crayfishes (70) and ... Biodiversity is usually explored at three levels: genetic diversity, species diversity and ecosystem diversity. These three levels work together to create the ... Dec 2, 2008 ... Biodiversity is a complex term that includes not only the variety of different animals (species diversity) but also the difference between ... The bias in species richness and Shannon information depend on unknown parameters of the species abundance distribution. An unbiased estimator exists only for ... Jul 1, 2005 ... The interplay between environment and living organisms and between the organisms themselves play key roles in encouraging or discouraging diversity. Marine biodiversity allows nature in our ocean to be productive, resilient and adaptable to environmental changes. Marine biodiversity can prevent one species' ... Species diversity refers to the number of different species located in a given area. Species diversity is important because loss of a species rarely happens in ... Biodiversity assessment for tree species was conducted in three forest fragments ofthe Taita Hills, southeastern Kenya to compare species diversity between ... Coral reefs are believed by many to have the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem on the planet—even more than a tropical rainforest. Occupying less than one ... Alabama is one of the most biologically diverse states in the United States and is a global hotspot of diversity for several groups of plants and animals.