Sentence examples for indicator of diversity from inspiring English sources

"Underrepresented minorities," usually Hispanic and black students, have been the major indicator of diversity.

Large width of gamete distributions may be an indicator of large diversity, but it is better to use the Shannon information as a more robust indicator of diversity.

First, the plasticity of prokaryotic genomes means that the use of 16S as an indicator of diversity often masks many of the differentiating traits between closely related organisms (Dobrindt & Hacker, 2001; Medini et al., 2005).

However, it should be noted that the Shannon's diversity index is rejected by some authors as an indicator of diversity, as it is sensitive to small fractions and has no direct meaning [ 22].

To reach this goal indicators of diversity are useful tools to evaluate the effects management practices have on floristic diversity in agro-ecosystems.

Nevertheless, such indicators of diversity, equality, and good practice are not regarded as impact indicators by HEFCE and thus were not included in the 2010 impact pilot.

The viruses selected for sequencing were chosen from a collection of more than 400 isolates with the intention of evaluating various phenotypic characteristics and geographic origins as indicators of diversity; an equal number of isolates infecting each of the three hosts were selected.

One example is the 'Living Planet Index', which uses trends in vertebrate species diversity as an indicator of global diversity.

This pattern indicates that isozyme diversity is not an accurate indicator of genomic diversity for phenotypic and ecological features important in insular radiations.

Bird diversity is considered an indicator of overall diversity.

The Shannon diversity index (H), an indicator of functional diversity, was calculated using the following equation: H = −Σpi ln pi, where pi is the ratio of the activity on each substrate (Absorbancei) to the sum of activities of all substrates (∑Absorbancei) and assuming absorbance at 590 nm of 0.25 as threshold for positive response [16].