Consider three sample areas with the following composition:
Sample area I: | has three species of birds, two are represented by one individual each and the third by four individuals |
Sample area II: | has three species of birds, each represented by two individuals |
Sample area III: | has a species of insects, a species of mammals and a species of birds, each with two individuals |
Which area will be considered as the most diverse?
1. Sample area I
2. Sample area II
3. Sample area III
4. Sample area II and Sample area III are equally diverse
The biodiversity hotspots in India include all the following except:
1. | Western Ghats and Sri Lanka | 2. | Indo-Burma |
3. | Himalayas | 4. | Deccan plateau |