Question

Community One is made up of four different species and has a total number of 400 individuals. Community Two is made up of 1,000 different species and has a total number of 20,000 individuals. Which community has higher species diversity
a. community 1
b. community 2
c. they both have the same species diversity
d. there is not enough information to determine species diversity.

Answer 1

You have to pick the community that has the most different kinds of species, NOT the most number of individuals.

Community one has only 4 species, while community two has 1,000 different species!
Therefore, we would say that community two has higher species diversity.