The statistical validation of null models used in spatial association analyses

Oikos

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 68-78

  Roxburgh, Stephen H ^a   Matsuki, Mamoru ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032916653     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546792     Document Type: Article

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