In the Shannon diversity index,communities with a very uneven distribution of individuals will tend to have a higher H.

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The Shannon diversity index accounts for both the abundance and evenness of species present in a community. A community with a very uneven distribution of individuals among species will have a lower H value, indicating lower diversity, because the index penalizes unevenness.

In the Shannon Diversity Index,communities with a Very Uneven Distribution