Table 6. Results of the exploratory factor analysis with all observed alpha diversity metrics.
| Alpha Diversity Measure | “Richness” Factor Loading | “Evenness” Factor Loading | h2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace | .99 | .99 | |
| Observed otus | .99 | .99 | |
| Chao1 | .99 | .99 | |
| Margalef | .98 | .98 | |
| Fisher alpha | .96 | .96 | |
| Faith pd | .91 | .83 | |
| Brillouin d | .82 | .56 | .98 |
| Shannon | .81 | .57 | .98 |
| Enspie (ENS) | .68 | .61 | .84 |
| Menhinick | .61 | .52 | .64 |
| Mcintoch e | -.65 | -.67 | .86 |
| Simpson | .57 | .58 | .65 |
| Simpson e | .92 | .85 | |
| Berger parker d | -.51 | -.68 | .73 |
| Strong* | -.81 | .70 | |
| Pielou e | .85 | .96 | |
| Heip e | .98 | .99 | |
| Lladser pe | .40 |
h2 = proportion of variance of each measure explained by the factors; factor loadings > .5 shown