Protecting biodiversity involves preserving the maximum number and abundance of species
while giving special attention to species with unique genetic or morphological …

Since its conception over 150 years ago, entropy has enlightened and confused scholars
and students alike, from its origins in physics and beyond. More recently, it has been …

Diversity is a key factor which should be considered during planning street replacements
and involves assessment of existing street population for various factors especially …

Functional rarefaction for species abundance data Page 1 Functional rarefaction for species
abundance data Carlo Ricotta1*, Sandrine Pavoine2,3, Giovanni Bacaro4 and Alicia TR …

Rapid global urbanization has resulted in increased biodiversity problems, particularly the
loss of ground-dwelling fauna in urban areas. Urban riparian corridors are an important …

Secondary microbial methane could provide a valuable energy source if it were better
understood. Although coal seam is an ideal environment for investigating secondary …

This study explores the resistome and bacterial diversity of two small lakes in the Southern
Pantanal, one in Aquidauana sub-region, close to a farm, and one in Abobral sub-region, an …

The Gini-Simpson quadratic index is a classic measure of diversity, widely used by
ecologists. As shown recently, however, this index is not suitable for the measurement of …

Sufu, a traditional Chinese fermented soybean food, had its flavour and quality influenced by
the specific strains and fermentation environment. To investigate how microbial community …

Abstract Weighted Gini–Simpson index is an analytical tool that promises to be widely used
concerning biological and economics applications, relative to the assessment of diversity …