Chesson's index (Ecology 🏞️)

The Manly-Chesson's Index refers to an index to determine selective feeding on discrete food items. It was described separately by Bryan F. J. Manly and Jean Chesson in the 1970s. It was initially described for two different food types, but was later extended to include more food types. The index for two food types is calculated as: β ^ = l o g ( R r ...

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