shawnlaffan/biodiverse

Indices: ensure trees have non-negative branch lengths

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It is possible for a tree to have negative branch lengths, for example a cluster tree generated using the recalculated linkage.

However, most of the phylogenetic indices assume non-negative branch lengths.

While some might handle negative lengths, for now we should set a precondition that all branches have non-negative lengths.