margalef: Margalef Index of Diversity

In benthos: Marine Benthic Ecosystem Analysis

Margalef Index of Diversity

Description

Margalef Index of Diversity is given by

D = \frac{S-1}{\ln(N)}

For N=1, the index is set to 0.

Usage

margalef(.data = NULL, taxon, count)

margalef_(.data = NULL, taxon, count)

Arguments

.data	data in a data.frame, tibble, data.table, database etc.
taxon	taxa names (character)
count	counts (numeric)

Value

Margalef diversity index (numeric vector of length 1)

Functions

• margalef_(): version suitable for calling from a function (see package lazyeval).

Examples

margalef(
    taxon = c("Euspira pulchella", "Nephtys cirrosa"), 
    count = c(4, 6)
)
 

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