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Measuring taxonomic diversity with parametric information functions

Ricotta, C. (2002) Measuring taxonomic diversity with parametric information functions. Community Ecology, 3 (1). pp. 95-99. ISSN 1585-8553

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Abstract

This paper discusses the measurement of taxonomic diversity of a given community or set of species. First, given D, the matrix of pairwise distances between species, I propose to summarize taxonomic diversity through Rényi.s information-theoretical parametric formalism on D. In this way, a family of taxonomic diversity indices is obtained which shows different sensitivity to the presence of species with different levels of taxonomic distinctness. The adequacy of information-theoretical indices for quantifying taxonomic diversity is discussed.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH540 Ecology / ökológia
Depositing User: xBarbara xBodnár
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2017 08:00
Last Modified: 30 Jun 2022 23:15
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/67394

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