Round 8: Tossup 16

A hypothesis for how herbivores and pathogens affect levels of this quantity in forests was proposed by Janzen and Connell. A measure of this quantity is given by [read slowly] “one minus the sum of little n times little n minus one, over big N times big N minus one.” Measures for this quantity named for Simpson and Shannon (10[1])consider (10[1])both evenness and richness. A “latitudinal gradient” describes how (10[1])this biological quantity increases (10[1])near the tropics. Regions with high values for this quantity (-5[1])that are threatened by human habitation (10[1])are known as its “hotspots” and include the Amazon Rainforest. For 10 points, name this quantity that measures the variability of species in a region. ■END■

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