Species diversity of ostracode shells in bottom sediments of the adriatic sea
Abstract Species-diversity patterns of ostracode shells in bottom sediments of the Adriatic Sea are mainly determined by three factors: (a) transport due to gravity slides, turbidity currents, and grain flow; (b) presence of fossil ostracodes in many parts of the Adriatic; and (c) present ecological conditions, especially in the areas with Recent sedimentation. Two (relatively) sample size independent diversity formulas, those of Simpson and Shannon-Wiener, produced very similar diversity patterns.