PL 5 Characterising Plant Communities - Taxonomic diversity indices
5 Abril 2022, 17:00 • Sergio Chozas
1. How to describe diversity?
2. Diversity indices (Richness, Simpson, Shannon, Evenness)
3. Alpha, beta and gamma diversity
4. Case studies:
Noriega et al. (2021) "Short‑ and long‑term temporal changes in the assemblage structure of Amazonian dung beetles" Oecologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-020-04831-5
Chozas, et al. "Small rocky outcrops: natural features to promote biodiversity in oak wood‐pastures." Applied Vegetation Science 25.1 (2022): e12634. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12634
5. Practical exercise: Calculating and comparing Richness and Shannon and Simpson Indices among lawns and colleagues using their own samplings and R and/or Excel softwares.