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Table 3 Biodiversity indices of bean species grown 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

8

8

8

8

Individuals

46

53

49

47

Dominance_D

0.187

0.144

0.157

0.167

Simpson_1-D

0.812

0.855

0.843

0.833

Shannon_H

1.833

2.000

1.938

1.910

Evenness_e^H/S

0.7813

0.921

0.8683

0.8439

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