On the variation explained by ordination and constrained ordination axes

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 131-136

  Økland, Rune Halvorsen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Constrained ordination; Eigenvalue; Ordination; Species response model; Total inertia; Variation partitioning

Indexed keywords

INERTIA; METHODOLOGY; ORDINATION;

EID: 0033083558     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237168     Document Type: Article

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