A researcher is interested in dung beetle diversity in two different communities: a beef farm in Tennessee & at Seven Islands State Birding Park. They collect distribution and abundance data for seven different dung beetle species of interest across three functional groups, identified by breeding behavior, by trapping beetles once a month over two years. The researchers also used genetic data to produce a phylogenetic tree, showing the evolutionary relationships among the seven species.
Referring to the two dung beetle communities & the phylogenetic tree provided:
Which community has higher species evenness? [ Select ] ["The Seven Islands community because the species are found at lower abundance than the species in the TN beef community.", "The TN beef farm community because there are dominant species.", "The TN beef farm community because the species have higher abundance than the species in the Seven Islands community.", "The Seven Islands community because the species are found at more similar abundances than the species in the TN beef community."]
Which community has higher species richness? [ Select ] ["The Seven Islands SP community has higher species richness at 5 species; the species richness of the Seven Islands SP community is 6 species.", "The TN Beef Farm community has higher richness since there are significantly more dung beetle individuals than at Seven Islands SP.", "The TN Beef Farm community has higher species richness at 6 species; the species richness of the Seven Islands SP community is 5 species."]
Which species is the dominant species in the TN beef farm community? [ Select ] ["Species 5", "Species 7", "Species 4", "Species 1", "Species 6", "Species 3", "Species 2"]
Which community has higher functional diversity? [ Select ] ["TN Beef Farm", "Seven Islands SP", "The two communities have equal functional diversity.", "Not enough information to tell"]
Which community has higher phylogenetic diversity? [ Select ] ["Seven Islands SP", "The two communities have equal phylogenetic diversity.", "TN Beef Farm", "Not enough information to tell."]