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