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Structure comparison and evenness test of biological communities: Several platform-independent computational tools

Authors :
WenJun Zhang
Source :
Computational Ecology and Software, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 119-136 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2024.

Abstract

The comparison of structural difference between biological communities and the evenness or diversity test of biological communities are always the focus in community studies. In present study, two computational tools were developed to conduct non-parametric statistical tests of between-community structural difference, among which a tool is for multi-samples comparison and the other is for single-sample comparison. Various distance measures are available for user’s choice. Two computational tools were developed to test community evenness and one tool was based on the randomization test proposed in present study and the other was based on Ewens-Caswell neutrality model. The computational tools include both online and offline versions and can be used on various computing devices (PCs, iPads, smartphones, etc.), operating systems (Windows, Mac, Android, Harmony, etc.) and web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, etc). They can be used in the sciences as ecology and biology, etc.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2220721X
Volume :
14
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Computational Ecology and Software
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f25ba872b2f6444c8d908ec18abfef48
Document Type :
article