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= Morisita's overlap index
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Morisita's overlap index, often referred to as Morisita's index, is a measure used in ecology to quantify the degree of overlap or similarity between the species composition of two different communities or samples. It helps ecologists understand how much two communities share species in common. The index is particularly useful in studies of biodiversity, species distribution, and conservation.