iNEXT - Interpolation and Extrapolation for Species Diversity

Provides simple functions to compute and plot two types (sample-size- and coverage-based) rarefaction and extrapolation curves for species diversity (Hill numbers) based on individual-based abundance data or sampling-unit- based incidence data; see Chao and others (2014, Ecological Monographs) for pertinent theory and methodologies, and Hsieh, Ma and Chao (2016, Methods in Ecology and Evolution) for an introduction of the R package.

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iNEXT.3D - Interpolation and Extrapolation for Three Dimensions of Biodiversity

Biodiversity is a multifaceted concept covering different levels of organization from genes to ecosystems. 'iNEXT.3D' extends 'iNEXT' to include three dimensions (3D) of biodiversity, i.e., taxonomic diversity (TD), phylogenetic diversity (PD) and functional diversity (FD). This package provides functions to compute standardized 3D diversity estimates with a common sample size or sample coverage. A unified framework based on Hill numbers and their generalizations (Hill-Chao numbers) are used to quantify 3D. All 3D estimates are in the same units of species/lineage equivalents and can be meaningfully compared. The package features size- and coverage-based rarefaction and extrapolation sampling curves to facilitate rigorous comparison of 3D diversity across individual assemblages. Asymptotic 3D diversity estimates are also provided. See Chao et al. (2021) <doi:10.1111/2041-210X.13682> for more details.

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iNEXT.beta3D - Interpolation and Extrapolation with Beta Diversity for Three Dimensions of Biodiversity

As a sequel to 'iNEXT', the 'iNEXT.beta3D' package provides functions to compute standardized taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity (3D) estimates with a common sample size (for alpha and gamma diversity) or sample coverage (for alpha, beta, gamma diversity as well as dissimilarity or turnover indices). Hill numbers and their generalizations are used to quantify 3D and to make multiplicative decomposition (gamma = alpha x beta). The package also features size- and coverage-based rarefaction and extrapolation sampling curves to facilitate rigorous comparison of beta diversity across datasets. See Chao et al. (2023) <doi:10.1002/ecm.1588> for more details.

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MF.beta4 - Measuring Ecosystem Multi-Functionality and Its Decomposition

Provide simple functions to (i) compute a class of multi-functionality measures for a single ecosystem for given function weights, (ii) decompose gamma multi-functionality for pairs of ecosystems and K ecosystems (K can be greater than 2) into a within-ecosystem component (alpha multi-functionality) and an among-ecosystem component (beta multi-functionality). In each case, the correlation between functions can be corrected for. Based on biodiversity and ecosystem function data, this software also facilitates graphics for assessing biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships across scales.

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