simpsons: Simpson's Diversity Index

Description Usage Arguments Value

Description

Simpson's Diversity Index

Usage

1
simpsons(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

Simpson's Divieristy Index: 1 - sum(n/N)^2 where: n = the abundance of a particular taxon N = the total abundance of organisms

Simpson's diversity is calculated using the vegan package function diversity with the index set to "simpson".


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