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'The book shows that the theory of diversity measurement is fertile soil for new mathematics, just as much as the neighboring but far more thoroughly worked field of information theory.' Hirokazu Nishimura, ZB Math Reviews

'The book shows that the theory of diversity measurement is fertile soil for new mathematics, just as much as the neighboring but far more thoroughly worked field of information theory.' Hirokazu Nishimura, ZB Math Reviews 'Each new mathematical concept is introduced from fundamental principles, in a lucid, engaging style, keeping the core biological application in the foreground … Leinster provides us with the tools to clearly assess what we are losing, so that we may focus better on what we can save.' Benjamin Allen, The Quarterly Review of Biology 'The book is a welcome addition to the theory of biodiversity in that it covers the topics of entropy and diversity in a mathematically rigorous yet fairly accessible way … Recommended.' M. Bona, Choice Magazine

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Tom Leinster is Professor of Category Theory at the University of Edinburgh, a member of the University of Glasgow's Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, and co-author of a highly-cited Ecology article on measuring biodiversity. He was awarded the 2019 Chauvenet Prize for mathematical writing.

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