genusToSpecies

taxon name on either the genus or species level

taxon

total number of individuals of a specific taxon in a sample

count


For each sample, the algorithm tries to convert taxa on the genus level
 to the species level. Counts at the genus level will be distributed
 over the species level proportional to the available number of species.


Tool for analysing benthos data. It estimates several quality
indices like the total abundance of species, species richness,
Margalef's d, AZTI Marine Biotic Index (AMBI), and the BEQI-2 index.
Furthermore, additional (optional) features are provided that enhance data
preprocessing: (1) genus to species conversion, i.e.,taxa counts at the
taxonomic genus level can optionally be converted to the species level and
(2) pooling: small samples are combined to bigger samples with a
standardized size to (a) meet the data requirements of the AMBI,
(b) generate comparable species richness values and
(c) give a higher benthos signal to noise ratio.

genusToSpecies: Genus to Species Conversion

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