title: Niche metrics and diversity components.
abstract: Pielou's (1972) measures of niche width and overlap are related to ecological components of diversity. This relation is exploited to derive modified niche metrics with improved characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, The University of Alberta, T6G 2G1, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Routledge