R/calc.B2.R

In ENMTools: Analysis of Niche Evolution using Niche and Distribution Models

#' calc.B2, Calculates standardized version of Levins (1968) B2 measure of niche breadth given a vector of suitabilities
#'
#' @param x A numeric vector
#'
#' @return B2 A calculation of Levins (1968) B2 metric
#'
#' @keywords niche breadth sdm enm
#'
#' @examples
#' calc.B2(c(1, .001, .001))

calc.B2 <- function(x){
  x <- x[!is.na(x)]
  x <- x/sum(x)
  return((1/sum(x^2) - 1) / (length(x)-1))
}