Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1983
Abstract
This report reviews the three most commonly used techniques for measuring species diversity in plant communities: (1) diversity indices, (2) rank correlation tests, and (3) similarity indices. The author discusses the suitability of each technique for assessing species diversity on mined land and evaluates the most often used indices, test statistics, or coefficients of each technique. Applications of the Shannon-Weiner diversity index, Spearman's rank order correlation coefficient, Motyka and others' and Bray and Curtis' version of Sorensen's similarity index, and Spatz' version of Jaccard's index for assessing mined land species diversity are presented in the appendix.
Recommended Citation
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, "Measuring Species Diversity on Revegetated Surface Mines: An Evaluation of Techniques" (1983). Mines and Mineral Resources. Paper 1.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/govdocs_mines/1
Comments
SuDocs call # A 13.78:INT-322