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. 2025 Sep 24;292(2055):20251234. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2025.1234

Table 2.

Summary of diversity indices that are discussed in text. Datasets: 1, maximum diversity (all OTUs); 2, minimum diversity (previously named taxa only); 3, supergeneral taxa only (see §2 for details). Indices highlighted in italic type reflect significant difference between datasets 1 and 2. The bottom two metrics are modelled diversity estimates. OTU, operational taxonomic unit.

Loc.3648

Loc.2560

dataset 1

dataset 2

dataset 3

dataset 1

dataset 2

dataset 3

no. OTUs

27

8

8

3

3

3

no. specimens

40

20

38

4

4

4

Simpson’s 1-D

0.9679

0.8737

0.8307

0.8333

0.8333

0.8333

Shannon’s H

3.438

2.089

1.9

1.29

1.29

1.29

evenness E

1.153

1.009

0.8357

1.211

1.211

1.211

equitability J

1.043

1.004

0.8694

0.9464

0.9464

0.9464

Berger–Parker B

0.125

0.25

0.2632

0.5

0.5

0.5

iChao1

66

8.475

9.351

4.5

4.5

4.5

ACE

83.23

9.162

8.773

6

6

6