Abstract
Surprisingly, most species on Earth are rare, meaning that they exist in small numbers, and only a few are common, meaning that they are abundant and widespread. Monitoring rare species is very important because they are more vulnerable to environmental disturbances. In addition, many rare species may have unique functions in ecosystems, that we still do not understand well. Scientists need tools to tell how species rarity changes over time and across large areas. We developed an application called FuzzyQ (which stands for Fuzzy Quantification of common and rare species in ecological communities) to do that. FuzzyQ examines how individuals of each species are distributed and provides a measurement of the rarity of each species. With FuzzyQ, we can monitor how the rarity of species changes over time or across large geographical areas. So, FuzzyQ can supply crucial information for the conservation of rare species.
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