margalefs: Margalef's Index

Description Usage Arguments Value

Description

Margalef's Index

Usage

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margalefs(taxa.wide)

Arguments

taxa.wide

Taxonomic counts aggregated at the specific taxonomic classification (e.g., Order, Family, or Genus) in a wide data format. Use the wide function to prepare the data.

Value

Margalef's Index: (S - 1)/ln(N) where: S = taxa richness N = the total number of individuals observed

Taxa richness is calculated using the vegan package specnumber function.


zsmith27/Benthos documentation built on May 5, 2019, 2:38 a.m.