Ecological diversity, or the variety and abundance of species in
different habitats and communities, is one of the central themes of
ecology. However, much of the existing literature on this subject
is diffuse, often confusing, and in many cases complicated by
unnecessarily difficult mathematics. This book aims to provide a
succinct and clear summary of the relevant literature and a
practical guide to the measurement of diversity.
The author discusses the methods of describing ecological
diversity in conjunction with specific recommendations for the
selection and interpretation of diversity measures. In addition,
she considers the sampling problems often encountered in ecological
censusing. The work concludes with a discussion of the empirical
value of diversity measures. A special feature that makes the book
particularly accessible to readers without great expertise in
mathematics is the inclusion of worked examples of the main
diversity measures and models.
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