New indices regarding the dominance and diversity of communities, derived from sample variance and standard deviation
Dominance and diversity are important characteristics for the description of communities. The most commonly used indices are Simpson's dominance indexand Shannon's and Simpson's indices of diversity. This paper uses the basic concepts of statistics as applied to community analysis to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Heliyon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019362668 |