Community Analysis REPORT TEMPLATE (3) (1) (1)

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Guide and Cover Page for Report #3 Tree and Arthropod Communities 20 points Date Due 10-6-2023 Name Josh ness Signature Josh ness Items to Submit Graphs and Calculations (10 pts) 1. Calculate relative importance values for each species in the tree community and arthropod community. Present relative density, relative dominance, and relative importance in two tables that arrange species in descending order of importance values. (5 pts) 2. Calculate a richness value, species diversity index, and evenness value for the three tree habitats and the two marsh habitats. Present these in a single table. (5 pts) Discussion Questions (10 pts) 3. Which three species in the tree community had the greatest relative importance values? What about in the arthropod community? Do these species have high importance values because they have high relative density or biomass? (3 pts) 4. Which forest habitat had the greatest tree community diversity: upland, slope, or bottomland? Which Eagle Marsh habitat had the greatest arthropod community diversity: native or disturbed? Use S, H’, and E to support your discussion! (3 pts) 5. What characteristics of ecosystems and their species might contribute to high species diversity? Include the terms “habitat variation” , “adaptation” , and “resource partitioning” in your answer. (4 pts) Task 1 2 3 4 5 Total Points Points 1
Which three species in the tree community had the greatest relative importance values? What about in the arthropod community? Do these species have high importance values because they have high relative density or biomass? Use data to support your discussion! (3 pts) The Arthropod community had orthoptera, Arachnida, and coleoptera with the highest relative importance values. The relative density and dominance levels seem to match the importance levels in the data table. Biomass had no effect. 2
Order Relative Density Relative Dominance Relative Importance Orthoptera 48.63% 64.43% 56.53% Arachnida 16.86% 12.37% 14.62% Coleoptera 7.06% 5.52% 6.29% Hemiptera 7.45% 4.95% 6.20% Homptera 5.49% 2.66% 4.08% Lepidoptera 2.75% 4.95% 3.85% Diptera 5.49% 2.09% 3.79% Dermaptera 5.10% 2.47% 3.79% Hymenopter a 0.39% 0.19% 0.29% Odonata 0.39% 0.19% 0.29% Collembola 0.39% 0.17% 0.28% Myriapoda 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Chelicerata 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Crustacea 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Total Marsh Community Density Dominanc e Importanc e 0.0274509 8 0.0494861 1 0.0384685 4 0.0705882 4 0.0551960 4 0.0628921 4 0.0549019 6 0.0209364 3 0.0379192 0.0039215 7 0.0019033 1 0.0029124 4 0.0549019 6 0.0266463 6 0.0407741 6 0.0039215 7 0.0019033 1 0.0029124 4 0.4862745 1 0.6442710 3 0.5652727 7 0.0745098 0.0494861 1 0.0619979 5 0.1686274 5 0.1237152 6 0.1461713 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0039215 7 0.0017129 8 0.0028172 7 0.0509803 9 0.0247430 5 0.0378617 2 3
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