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Table 3 Range of diversity (H′) and evenness (J′) of five different upwelling bays

From: Sublittoral soft bottom communities and diversity of Mejillones Bay in northern Chile (Humboldt Current upwelling system)

Site

Diversity (H′)

Evenness (J′)

Reference

Mejillones (Chile)

0.94–1.95

0.54–0.71

This study

Mejillones (Chile)

1.74–3.06

0.50–0.74

Zúñiga et al. (1983)

Galicia (Spain)

2.00–5.00

ND

Gomez et al. (2003)

Galicia (Spain)

1.55–4.91

0.55–0.80

López-Jamar et al. (1992)

Gulf of Cádiz (Spain)

0.35–2.76

0.18–0.78

DelValls et al. (1998)

California (USA)

3.40–3.70

0.40–0.50

Bergen et al. (2001)

New Jersey (USA)

1.64–2.41

0.54–0.71

Byrnes et al. (2004)