--Bruce Stallsmith
in the diverse Tennessee Valley
Huntsville, AL, US of A
>From: dlmcneely at lunet.edu
>Reply-To: nanfa-l at nanfa.org
>To: nanfa-l at nanfa.org
>Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Diversity Indicies
>Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:49:49 -0500
>
>Todd, I'm not sure why you've only "caught rumor" of an index that
>weights species differently. James Karr developed and others
>elaborated a metric called the "Index of Biotic Integrity." It is
>applicable differently in different places, and has been so applied by
>state and other agencies. There is some controversy regarding its
>usefulness, but a good bit of work has used it. Look for it and you'll
>find it.
>
>Dave
>
>David L. McNeely, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
>Langston University; P.O. Box 1500
>Langston, OK 73050; email: dlmcneely at lunet.edu
>telephone: (405) 466-6025; fax: 405) 466-3307
>home page http://www.lunet.edu/mcneely/index.htm
>
>"Where are we going?" "I don't know, are we there yet?"
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