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Table 2 Biodiversity indices of crop species grown by smallholder farmers in the selected study sites of Eastern Kenya

From: Agrobiodiversity conservation enhances food security in subsistence-based farming systems of Eastern Kenya

Diversity

Region

EUM

ELM

TUM

TLM

Taxa_S

31

34

27

32

Individuals

229

243

207

240

Dominance_D

0.041

0.036

0.044

0.037

Simpson_1-D

0.959

0.9634

0.9559

0.9634

Shannon_H

3.298

3.403

3.204

3.377

Evenness_e^H/S

0.8724

0.883

0.9127

0.914

  1. TUM Tharaka-Nithi Upper Midland zone, TLM Tharaka-Nithi Lower Midland zone, EUM Embu Upper Midland zone, ELM Embu Lower Midland zone