Deng Entropy-Based Taxonomic Diversity Measurements of Benthic Algae in the Pülümür and Munzur Rivers

In recent years, Deng entropy has attracted considerable interest and found applications in various fields. Deng Entropy is an entropic equation developed within the framework of the Dempster-Shafer Theory of Evidence and is based on basic probability assignment. In this study, a new taxonomic diversity index based on Deng entropy was used. The study investigated the benthic algal flora of Munzur and Pülümür rivers in Tunceli, using data from six sample sites collected between October 2016 and September 2017. The results indicate that the proposed new index is applicable for calculating taxonomic diversity. However, to better understand the performance of this new index, further studies comparing it with other traditional and taxonomic diversity indices using a wide range of ecological data are needed