Data transformation and standardization in the multivariate analysis of river water quality

Ecological Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 669-677

  Cao, Yong ^a   Williams, D Dudley ^a   Williams, Nancy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data transformation and standardization; Multivariate analysis, ecological relevance; Principal components analysis; River pollution; Rouge River Basin, southeastern Ontario, Canada; Water quality assessment; Water quality standards

Indexed keywords

FISH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MORTALITY; PREDATION;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN LAKES;

DECAPODA;

EID: 0033135669     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1999)009[0669:DTASIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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