VBioindex: A Visual Tool to Estimate Biodiversity
Biological diversity, also known as biodiversity, is an important criterion for measuring the value of an ecosystem. As biodiversity is closely related to human welfare and quality of life, many efforts to restore and maintain the biodiversity of species have been made by government agencies and non...
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| description | Biological diversity, also known as biodiversity, is an important criterion for measuring the value of an ecosystem. As biodiversity is closely related to human welfare and quality of life, many efforts to restore and maintain the biodiversity of species have been made by government agencies and non-governmental organizations, thereby drawing a substantial amount of international attention. In the fields of biological research, biodiversity is widely measured using traditional statistical indices such as the Shannon-Wiener index, species richness, evenness, and relative dominance of species. However, some biologists and ecologists have difficulty using these indices because they require advanced mathematical knowledge and computational techniques. Therefore, we developed VBioindex, a user-friendly program that is capable of measuring the Shannon-Wiener index, species richness, evenness, and relative dominance. VBioindex serves as an easy to use interface and visually represents the results in the form of a simple chart and in addition, VBioindex offers functions for long-term investigations of datasets using time-series analyses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-089b45a01ab24655801ec2b9babb3c632025-02-02T17:25:25ZengBioMed CentralGenomics & Informatics1598-866X2234-07422015-09-01133909210.5808/GI.2015.13.3.90160VBioindex: A Visual Tool to Estimate BiodiversityDong Su Yu0Seung Hwa Yoo1Department of Ecological Assessment, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Korea.Department of Ecological Assessment, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Korea.Biological diversity, also known as biodiversity, is an important criterion for measuring the value of an ecosystem. As biodiversity is closely related to human welfare and quality of life, many efforts to restore and maintain the biodiversity of species have been made by government agencies and non-governmental organizations, thereby drawing a substantial amount of international attention. In the fields of biological research, biodiversity is widely measured using traditional statistical indices such as the Shannon-Wiener index, species richness, evenness, and relative dominance of species. However, some biologists and ecologists have difficulty using these indices because they require advanced mathematical knowledge and computational techniques. Therefore, we developed VBioindex, a user-friendly program that is capable of measuring the Shannon-Wiener index, species richness, evenness, and relative dominance. VBioindex serves as an easy to use interface and visually represents the results in the form of a simple chart and in addition, VBioindex offers functions for long-term investigations of datasets using time-series analyses.http://genominfo.org/upload/pdf/gni-13-90.pdfbiodiversitycomputational biologyecology |
| spellingShingle | Dong Su Yu Seung Hwa Yoo VBioindex: A Visual Tool to Estimate Biodiversity Genomics & Informatics biodiversity computational biology ecology |
| title | VBioindex: A Visual Tool to Estimate Biodiversity |
| title_full | VBioindex: A Visual Tool to Estimate Biodiversity |
| title_fullStr | VBioindex: A Visual Tool to Estimate Biodiversity |
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| title_short | VBioindex: A Visual Tool to Estimate Biodiversity |
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| topic | biodiversity computational biology ecology |
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