Ecology · 1968 · 207 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiologyEcologyCommunity EcologyEcosystem EcologyPopulation EcologyBenthic BiodiversityBenthic EcologyBiodiversityMacroinvertebrate EcologySpecies DiversitySpecies RichnessBenthic Habitat DiversityBenthic MacroinvertebratesBenthic Species DiversityBiodiversity Index CalculationFunctional Diversity Of Benthic CommunitiesMacroinvertebrate Community EcologySpecies Diversity Indices
Species diversity of a population of benthic macroinvertebrates was described with Shannon's formula. The index was compared with basic data as numbers of individuals versus basic data as biomass units.