shannon: Shannon diversity index
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Shannon diversity index
Description
Computes Shannon's diversity index
Usage
shannon(x)
Arguments
x
Vector of dimension S (number of species) with the number of individuals observed in each species, or the distribution frequencies of species. NA values are allowed.
Value
Shannon's diversity index (Entropy).
References
Arnaud Barat, Andreu Sansó, Maite Arilla-Osuna, Ruth Blasco, Iñaki Pérez-Fernández, Gabriel Cifuentes-Alcobenda, Rubén Llorente, Daniel Vivar-Ríos, Ella Assaf, Ran Barkai, Avi Gopher, & Jordi Rosell-Ardèvol (2026) <doi:10.1007/s10816-026-09802-3>.
See Also
dec_shannon, equitability
Examples
data(Qesem_s)
shannon(Qesem_s$HU)
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Shannon diversity index
Description
Computes Shannon's diversity index
Usage
shannon(x)
Arguments
x |
Vector of dimension S (number of species) with the number of individuals observed in each species, or the distribution frequencies of species. NA values are allowed. |
Value
Shannon's diversity index (Entropy).
References
Arnaud Barat, Andreu Sansó, Maite Arilla-Osuna, Ruth Blasco, Iñaki Pérez-Fernández, Gabriel Cifuentes-Alcobenda, Rubén Llorente, Daniel Vivar-Ríos, Ella Assaf, Ran Barkai, Avi Gopher, & Jordi Rosell-Ardèvol (2026) <doi:10.1007/s10816-026-09802-3>.
See Also
dec_shannon, equitability
Examples
data(Qesem_s)
shannon(Qesem_s$HU)
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