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Table 2 Spatial variations in the diversity of flower-visiting insects (measured by Simpson’s diversity index, Shannon-Wiener diversity index, species richness, and species evenness) among different distances from the hiking trail in W. Telah

From: Impact of hiking trails on the diversity of flower-visiting insects in Wadi Telah, St. Katherine protectorate, Egypt

Distances from the hiking trail

Species richness (S)

Abundance

Simpson diversity index (D)

Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H)

Species evenness (E)

0 m

4

9

0.806 ± 0.051

1.311

0.946

20 m

14

51

0.915 ± 0.016

2.437

0.924

40 m

27

110

0.937 ± 0.009

2.907

0.882

60 m

21

116

0.919 ± 0.009

2.659

0.873

120 m

28

256

0.931 ± 0.005

2.884

0.865