benthos (version 2.0-0)

ambi: AZTI Marine Biotic Index (AMBI)

Description

AZTI Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) according to Borja et al. (2000).

Usage

ambi(taxon, count, group = NULL)
has_ambi(taxon, group = NULL)

Value

numeric vector of length 1 containing the AMBI

Arguments

taxon

species names

count

counts of individuals (numeric)

group

sensitivity groups I, II, III, IV, or V

Functions

• has_ambi(): tests if an AMBI sensitivity group is available for taxon (returns TRUE (available) or FALSE (unavailable))

Details

The index is given by: $$c_\mathrm{b} = \frac{3}{2} \sum_{i=2}^5 (i-1) p_i$$ where \(p_i\) is the proportion of species in sensitivity group \(i\).

References

Borja, A., J. Franco and V. Perez, 2000. A Marine Biotic Index to Establish the Ecological Quality of Soft-Bottom Benthos Within European Estuarine and Coastal Environments. Marine Pollution Bulletin 40:1100-1114

Examples

 ambi(
     taxon = c("Euspira pulchella", "Nephtys cirrosa"),
     count = c(4, 6)
 )

     data(oosterschelde)
     has_ambi(oosterschelde$TAXON)