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Biodiversity

Author(s): Kokou Abalo1, Sybille Clayton2, Francie Cuffney3, Phil Ryan4, Paul Schuette3

1. State University of New York at Buffalo 2. Anne Arundel Community College 3. Meredith College 4. Truman State University

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Biodiversity allows the diversity of a biological population to be estimated with both the Shannon and Simpson biodiversity indices based on information theory.

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Version 1.0 - published on 14 Aug 2024 doi:10.25334/AKDT-QS37 - cite this

Overview

Biodiversity allows the diversity of a biological population to be estimated with both the Shannon and Simpson biodiversity indices based on information theory.

Citation

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Fundamental Mathematical Concepts

Fundamental Mathematical Concepts
Shannon & Simpson Biodiversity Indices

Developed By

Developed by
Claude Shannon

Primary Reference

Simpson's Diversity Index

Biography of Claude Shannon

Wikipedia Overview

Shannon, Claude. "A Mathematical Theory of Communication," Bell System Technical Journal, Vol. 27 (July and October 1948), pp. 379-423 and 623-656. (original paper)