Table 3. Summary of alpha diversity metrics.
Alpha Diversity Measure | Included in EFA | Reason for exclusion |
---|---|---|
Ace | No | High inter-correlation with other indicators |
Observed OTUs | No | High inter-correlation with other indicators |
Chao1 | No | High inter-correlation with other indicators |
Margalef | No | High inter-correlation with other indicators |
Fisher alpha | Yes | |
Faith pd | Yes | |
Brillouin d | No | High inter-correlation with other indicators |
Shannon | Yes | |
Enspie (ENS) | Yes | |
Menhinick | Yes | |
Mcintosh e | No | Elevated Skewness/Kurtosis |
Simpson | No | Elevated Skewness/Kurtosis |
Berger Parker d | No | Elevated Skewness/Kurtosis |
Strong | Yes | |
Simpson e | Yes | |
Pielou e | No | Elevated Skewness/Kurtosis |
Heip e | Yes | |
Lladser pe | Yes |
OTUs = Operational taxonomic units; See Fig 1 for the correlation value between each pair of alpha diversity indices evaluated.