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Schoener's index

Scope: methodological
Papers: 4 | Mentions: 4

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Definition

A measure of niche overlap calculated as SI = 1 - (1/2) Σᵢ |pᵢₖ - pⱼₖ| where values approach 1 when resource use curves coincide perfectly and approach 0 when they don't overlap

Related Terms (6)

SIoverlap indexdietary niche overlapSchoener's indexLαij

Publications (4)

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How worthwhile are pollination networks?

2021Journal of Pollination Ecologyframework
article

Flowering phenology in subalpine meadows: does climate variation influence community co-flowering patterns?

2010Ecologymeasured
article

Temporal shift of diet in alternative cannibalistic morphs of the tiger salamander

2006Biological Journal of the Linnean Societymeasured
article

Niche overlap and the potential for competition and intraguild predation between size-structured populations

1992Ecologyframework

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