On the Calculation of Information-theoretical Measures of Diversity
- 1 April 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in The American Midland Naturalist
- Vol. 79 (2) , 257-+
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2423177
Abstract
Computing formulae are given, along with an example to show that the Shannon and Brillouin indices of diversity can be calculated with equal ease. A table is presented for rapid calculation of both indices, as well as Basharin''s standard error.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Species-diversity and pattern-diversity in the study of ecological successionJournal of Theoretical Biology, 1966