agricolae (version 1.0-3)

index.bio: Biodiversity Indices

Description

Scientists use a formula called the biodiversity index to describe the amount of species diversity in a given area.

Usage

index.bio(data, method = "Margalef", level = 95, Boot = 100)

Arguments

data

number of specimens

method

Describe method bio-diversity

level

Significant level

Boot

size bootstrap

Value

• data
  vector
• method
  method bio-diversity
• level
  value 0-100 percentage
• Boot
  size 50, 100,...

Details

method bio-diversity "Margalef" "Simpson.Dom" "Simpson.Div" "Berger.Parker" "McIntosh" "Shannon"

Examples

library(agricolae)
data(paracsho)
# date 22-06-05 and treatment CON = application with insecticide
specimens <- paracsho[1:10,6]
index.bio(specimens,method="Simpson.Div",level=95,Boot=200)
index.bio(specimens,method="Shannon",level=95,Boot=200)