Table 6.

Shannon diversity and simple species diversity for trees at Inwood Park, New York, in 1935 and in 2005.

YearMoist ValleySouth SlopeDry Ridge
1935
    Simple diversity1012  5
    Shannon diversity  1.976  1.976  0.807
2005z
    Simple diversity111111
    Shannon diversity  2.101  2.102  1.222
2005
    Simple diversity131416
    Shannon diversity  2.253  2.317  2.036
  • zThe 2005 site reflects species merged into genera (i.e., Acer, Quercus, Prunus) corresponding to the 1935 census.