Can we trust gradients extracted by detrended correspondence analysis?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 565-572

  Ejrnæs, Rasmus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b D   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Correspondence Analysis; Cross validation; Denmark; Dry grassland; Generalized Additive Model; Multiple regression; Response curve; Smoothing

Indexed keywords

CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033786588     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3246586     Document Type: Article

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