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There are several programs to estimate some subsets of functional diversity indices, and only one integrated tool with a friendly interface capable to estimate all indices here included: FDiversity. In the first part of this chapter we present the user interface to handle and summarize data using one simple example (Sect. 4.1, The FDiversity software: capabilities and data management). The other three sections show how to estimate functional diversity indices using real data sets with small random modification to allow data files availability for unpublished databases. In Sect. 4.2 we study relationships of functional indices and plant functional types with altitude; in Sect. 4.3 we study functional indices and test changes in a chronological sequence after stopping human intervention; in the last section (Sect. 4.4) we show how to use graphical tools to display results and transmit findings.
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Pla, L., Casanoves, F., Di Rienzo, J. (2012). How to Estimate Functional Diversity Indices. In: Quantifying Functional Biodiversity. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2648-2_4
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