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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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Summary:
Biodiversity allows the diversity of a biological population to be estimated with both the Shannon and Simpson biodiversity indices based on information theory.
Contents:
- Diversity_Spreadsheet.xls(XLS | 31 KB)
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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:
- Abalo, K., Clayton, S., Cuffney, F., Ryan, P., Schuette, P. (2024). Biodiversity. ESTEEM, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/AKDT-QS37
Fundamental Mathematical Concepts
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Primary Reference
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)