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Shannon Diversity Index One way to measure species diversity is to use the Shannon diversity index H. If a habitat consists of three species. A, B, and C, then its Shannon diversity index is
where x is the percent of species A in the habitat, y is the percent of species B in the habitat, and z is the percent of species C in the habitat. Use the fact that
to show that the maximum value of H occurs when
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EBK CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNC
- Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic GeometryAlgebraISBN:9781133382119Author:SwokowskiPublisher:CengageCalculus For The Life SciencesCalculusISBN:9780321964038Author:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.Publisher:Pearson Addison Wesley,
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