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(i) Alpha diversity. It is measured by counting the number of taxa (usually species) within a particular area, community or ecosystem.
(ii) Beta diversity: It is species diversity between two adjacent ecosystems and is obtaining by comparing the number of species unique to each of the ecosystem
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