Different organisms occupy different habitats. is it beta diversity or gamma diversity?

Question

Different organisms occupy different habitats. is it beta diversity or gamma diversity?

Answer 1

Your question is not all that clear.

if you count the total # of species in all habitats in question, this is gamma diversity.

if you take two habitats, and count the # of species in habitat A not found in B, and count the # species found in B and not in A, then add these. this is Beta diversity. another way of saying this is total # of different species in different habitats.

I think you are talking about beta diversity.

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