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Enlist various types of species diversity.

Various types of species diversity as follows:

(a) Point diversity: Present on the smallest scale.


(b) Alpha diversity: Includes variety of organisms local to a particular habitat.


(c) Gamma diversity: Represents the diversity of larger unit.


(d) Epsilon diversity: Includes total diversity of a group of gamma diversity areas.


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