Diversity Index - Berger-Parker Index

Berger-Parker Index

The Berger-Parker index equals the maximum value in the dataset, i.e. the proportional abundance of the most abundant type. This corresponds to the weighted generalized mean of the values when q approaches infinity, and hence equals the inverse of true diversity of order infinity (1/∞D).

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