An experimental evaluation of diversity indices as environmental discriminators
Autor: | J. V. Robinson, Craig D. Sandgren |
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Rok vydání: | 1984 |
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Zdroj: | Hydrobiologia. 108:187-196 |
ISSN: | 1573-5117 0018-8158 |
Popis: | Seven diversity indices were calculated for each of fifty-eight microcosm communities. All fifty-eight communities were initiated from equal density inoculations of fourteen algal species. Each microcosm developed in one of six controlled experimental environments; the environments differing only in their temporal patterns of disturbance. Five linear discriminating techniques were used to evaluate the diversity index most useful for discriminating between these environments. The Shannon-Wiener index was best according to two of the discriminating methodologies and second best using the other techniques. Evenness was best when the Shannon-Wiener index was second best and vice versa. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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