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Table 3 Average abundance and diversity indexes of rotifer communities at two sampling sites in mangrove wetlands of Qi'ao Island

From: Distinct difference of littoral rotifer community structure in two mangrove wetlands of Qi'ao Island, Pearl River estuary, China

 

Average abundance (individuals/L)

S

D

J′

H′

MS

97.0 (1 ~ 742)

6.3 (1 ~ 20)

1.30 (0.00 ~ 3.80)

0.63 (1.19 ~ 0.99)

1.18 (0.00 ~ 2.61)

TC

140.8 (1 ~ 1,636)

5.9 (1 ~ 21)

1.18 (0.00 ~ 3.40)

0.55 (0.02 ~ 1.00)

0.95 (0.00 ~ 2.32)

  1. MS, mangrove swamp site; TC, tidal creek site; S, species number; D, Margalef's species richness index; J′, Pielou's evenness index; H′,: Shannon diversity index (base-e logarithm).