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Simpson's diversity index: a standalone construct

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a diversity measure based on the probability that two individuals drawn at random from a community belong to the same species.

In ecology, Simpson's diversity index refers to a diversity measure based on the probability that two individuals drawn at random from a community belong to the same species. This meaning comes from Simpson (1949) in Nature.[1]

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References

  1. Simpson, E. H. (1949). Measurement of Diversity. Nature, 163(4148), 688-688. https://doi.org/10.1038/163688a0

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