Although diversity is one of the central themes of ecology there is
considerable disagreement ab out how it should be measured. I first
encountered this problem 10 ycars ago whcn I started my research
career and spent a long time pouring ovcr the literature in order
to find the most useful techniques. The intervening decade has seen
a further increasc in the number ofpapers devoted to the topic of
ecological diversity but has led to no consensus on how it should
be measured. My aim in writing this book is therefore to provide a
practical guide to ecological diversity and its measurement. In a
quantitative subject such as the measurement of diversity it is
inevitable that some mathematics are involved, but at all times
these are kept as simple as possible, and the emphasis is
constantly on ecological reality and practical application. I hope
that others ente ring thc fascinating ficld of ecological diversity
will find it hclpful. This book grew out of my work in The School
of Biological and Environmental Studies at the New University
ofUlster, Coleraine, Northern Ircland. I am indebted to all the
ecologists there for pro vi ding a stimulating atmosphere. Foremost
among these were Amyan Macfadyen and Palmer Newbould. A number of
the figures and tables in the book are based on data collected in
Northern Irish woodlands.
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