Berger-Parker dominance
The Berger-Parker dominance is the proportion of the most abundant species.
berger_parker_d(x)
x |
A numeric vector of species counts or proportions. |
Equivalent to berger_parker_d() in
skbio.diversity.alpha.
Equivalent to the bergerparker calculator in Mothur.
The Berger-Parker dominance, 0 < D_{BP} ≤q 1. If the vector
sums to zero, the Berger-Parker dominance is undefined, and we return
NaN.
Berger WH, Parker FL. Diversity of Planktonic Foraminifera in Deep-Sea Sediments. Science. 1970;168(3937):1345-1347.
x <- c(15, 6, 4, 0, 3, 0) berger_parker_d(x) # 15 / 28
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