Um procedimento para o cálculo do índice de diversidade de Brillouin

Dutra, Renato R.C

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751995000400030

Resumo

The purpose of this note is to make possible the obtainment of common logarithm of factorial values above 499, making feasible the utilization of Brillouin's Diversity Index.

Ecological Index; Alpha Diversity; Brillouin Index

NOTA CIENTÍFICA

Um procedimento para o cálculo do índice de diversidade de Brillouin¹ 1 Contribuição número 924 do Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná

A procedure to calculation of Brillouin's diversity index

Renato R.C. Dutra

Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. Bolsista do CNPq

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this note is to make possible the obtainment of common logarithm of factorial values above 499, making feasible the utilization of Brillouin's Diversity Index.

Key words: Ecological Index, Alpha Diversity, Brillouin Index

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Recebido em 25.VIII.1995; aceito em 17.IV.1996.

Andres, N.G. & J.D. Witman. 1995. Trends in community structure on a jamaican reef. Marine Ecology 118 (1-3):305-310.
Campos, A. & E. Carbonell. 1994. Parasite community diversity in two Mediterranean labrid fishes Symphodus tinca and Labrus merula. Jour. Fish Biol. 44 (3):409-413.
Davis, A.L.V. 1993. Alpha-diversity patterns of dung beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae. Aphodiidae, Staphylinidae, Histeridae, Hydrophilidae) in the winter rainfall region of South Africa. African Entomology 1 (1):67-80.
Fazekas, J.; F. Kadar & G.L. Lovei. 1992. Comparison of ground beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of an abandoned apple orchard and the bordering forest. Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica 27 (1-4):233-238.
Kappelle, M.; P.A.F. Kennis & R.A.J. de Vries. 1995. Changes in diversity along a successional gradient in a costa rican upper montane Quercus forest. Biodiversity & Conservation 4 (1):10-34.
Laxton, R.R. 1978. The measure of diversity. J. Theor. Biol. 70:51-67.
Magurran, A.E. 1988. Ecological Diversity and its measurement. New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 179p.
Monteforte, M. & A. Garciagasca. 1994. Spat collection studies on pearl oysters Pinctada mazatlanica and Pteria sterna (Bivalvia, Pteriidae) in Bahia de La Paz, South Baja California, Mexico. Hydrobiologia 291:21-34.
Nitta, T. 1991. Diversity of root fungal floras: its implications for soil-borne diseases and crop growth. Japan Agricultural Research Quaterly 25:6-11.
Pielou, E.C. 1966a. The measurement of diversity in different types of biological collections. J. Theor. Biol. 13:131-144.
______. 1966b. Shannon's formula as measure of specific diversity: it's use and misuse. Amer. Nat. 100 (914):463-465.
Rohlf, F.J. & R.R. Sokal. 1981. Statistical Tables. New York, W.H. Freeman and Company, 219p.
Rouse, A.J. & J.G. Evans. 1994. Modern land Mollusca from Maiden Castle, Dorset, and their relevance to the interpretation of subfossil archaeological assemblages. Jour. Mollusc. Stud. 60 (3):315-329.
Spiegel, M.R. 1976. Estatística. São Paulo, Ed. McGraw-Hill do Brasil, 580p.
Wahlbrink, D. & H. Zucchi. 1994. Occurrence and settlemmant of carabid beetles on an urban railway embankment - a contribution to urban ecology. Zoologische Jahrbucher, Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere 121 (2):193-201.
Whittaker, R.H. 1972. Evolution and measurement of species diversity. Taxon 21:213-251.

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Contribuição número 924 do Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Datas de Publicação

Publicação nesta coleção
21 Jul 2009
Data do Fascículo
1995

Histórico

Recebido
25 Ago 1995
Aceito
17 Abr 1996

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[1] Andres, N.G. & J.D. Witman. 1995. Trends in community structure on a jamaican reef. Marine Ecology 118 (1-3):305-310.

[2] Campos, A. & E. Carbonell. 1994. Parasite community diversity in two Mediterranean labrid fishes Symphodus tinca and Labrus merula. Jour. Fish Biol. 44 (3):409-413.

[3] Davis, A.L.V. 1993. Alpha-diversity patterns of dung beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae. Aphodiidae, Staphylinidae, Histeridae, Hydrophilidae) in the winter rainfall region of South Africa. African Entomology 1 (1):67-80.

[4] Fazekas, J.; F. Kadar & G.L. Lovei. 1992. Comparison of ground beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of an abandoned apple orchard and the bordering forest. Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica 27 (1-4):233-238.

[5] Kappelle, M.; P.A.F. Kennis & R.A.J. de Vries. 1995. Changes in diversity along a successional gradient in a costa rican upper montane Quercus forest. Biodiversity & Conservation 4 (1):10-34.

[6] Laxton, R.R. 1978. The measure of diversity. J. Theor. Biol. 70:51-67.

[7] Magurran, A.E. 1988. Ecological Diversity and its measurement. New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 179p.

[8] Monteforte, M. & A. Garciagasca. 1994. Spat collection studies on pearl oysters Pinctada mazatlanica and Pteria sterna (Bivalvia, Pteriidae) in Bahia de La Paz, South Baja California, Mexico. Hydrobiologia 291:21-34.

[9] Nitta, T. 1991. Diversity of root fungal floras: its implications for soil-borne diseases and crop growth. Japan Agricultural Research Quaterly 25:6-11.

[10] Pielou, E.C. 1966a. The measurement of diversity in different types of biological collections. J. Theor. Biol. 13:131-144.

[11] ______. 1966b. Shannon's formula as measure of specific diversity: it's use and misuse. Amer. Nat. 100 (914):463-465.

[12] Rohlf, F.J. & R.R. Sokal. 1981. Statistical Tables. New York, W.H. Freeman and Company, 219p.

[13] Rouse, A.J. & J.G. Evans. 1994. Modern land Mollusca from Maiden Castle, Dorset, and their relevance to the interpretation of subfossil archaeological assemblages. Jour. Mollusc. Stud. 60 (3):315-329.

[14] Spiegel, M.R. 1976. Estatística. São Paulo, Ed. McGraw-Hill do Brasil, 580p.

[15] Wahlbrink, D. & H. Zucchi. 1994. Occurrence and settlemmant of carabid beetles on an urban railway embankment - a contribution to urban ecology. Zoologische Jahrbucher, Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere 121 (2):193-201.

[16] Whittaker, R.H. 1972. Evolution and measurement of species diversity. Taxon 21:213-251.