Diversity and Species Composition of Microbiota Associated with Mosquito Breeding Habitats: A Study from Kurunegala District in Sri Lanka

Table 4

Evenness (%), Shannon diversity, alpha (α), alpha medium, and beta (β) and gamma (γ) diversities of type of habitats.

Type of habitat	Sampling sites	α medium	β	γ	Shannon diversity	% evenness
Rice fields	1–12	5	42	28	123.93	35.17
Irrigation canals	13–17	4	81	17	52.88	17.56
Blocked drainages	18	6	0	5	14.18	74.53
Tree holes	19–20	3	83	8	19.39	29.41
Marshy lands	21	4	38	7	19.11	68.18
Plastic containers	22–26	4	38	7	14.6	27.9
Ponds	27	4	0	4	8.11	57.14
Burrow pits	28–30	3	34	4	6.25	50.98
Metal containers	31–32	3	67	5	9.43	50.91
Reservoirs	33–36	2	50	3	6.69	92.59
Tyres	37	2	0	2	2.1	85.71
Tank margins	38	10	0	10	28.96	35.71
Leaf litter	39–40	2	0	2	1.39	50
Clay pots	41	3	0	3	3.4	55.56
Ornamentals	42–43	2	0	1	0	100
Stagnant water bodies	44	3	0	3	4.59	74.07