Breeding Birds of the Platte River Valley
Table 1
Table 1. Population densities (pairs/km2) and diversity of breeding species among major habitat types in the Platte River Valley.
Density Number Diversity Equitability
of Species (H') (J')
Shelterbelt 698.8 24 4.263 1.341
Residential 631.2 23 3.499 1.116
Lowland forest 561.6 50 4.506 1.152
Wetlands 532.6 18 3.494 1.209
River channel
Island 522.8 39 4.052 1.106
Upland native
Prairie 110.6 30 3.609 1.061
Wet meadow 110.3 20 3.508 1.171
Alfalfa 101.2 14 3.004 1.138
Corn 63.0 3 1.509 1.374
Domestic hayland 58.6 7 2.542 1.306
Wheat 47.6 12 2.876 1.157
