Question 1

Part 1
bird.layer <- read.csv("C:/Users/antho/Downloads/speciesrichnesscsvfiles/bird layer.csv")
mammal.layer <- read.csv("C:/Users/antho/Downloads/speciesrichnesscsvfiles/mammal layer.csv")
reptile.layer <- read.csv("C:/Users/antho/Downloads/speciesrichnesscsvfiles/reptile layer.csv")


animalData<- merge(bird.layer, mammal.layer, by= "Hex_ID") 
dat<- merge(animalData, reptile.layer, by= "Hex_ID")

There are 63,890 Hexagons

Part 2

Merging Bird and Mammal Data, then merging that animal data with the remaining reptile data set

Part 3

Comparing data of native species against itself

Question 2

Mapped QGIS file

The Coast and more northern areas of the valley have a very high native bird richness. While the desert and lower mountain ranges tend to have much lower species richness!
The Coast and more northern areas of the valley have a very high native bird richness. While the desert and lower mountain ranges tend to have much lower species richness!