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Niche metrics and diversity components

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Pielou's (1972) measures of niche width and overlap are related to ecological components of diversity. This relation is exploited to derive modified niche metrics with improved characteristics.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, The University of Alberta, T6G 2G1, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Routledge, R.D. Niche metrics and diversity components. Oecologia 43, 121–124 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346677

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