Confidence intervals for the optimum in the gaussian response function

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1191-1197

  Oksanen, Jari ^a   Läärä, Esa ^b   Tolonen, Kimmo ^c   Warner, Barry G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Confidence intervals, estimating; Gaussian response function in gradient analysis; Generalized linear models; Gradient analysis; Overdispersion; Profile likelihood; Protozoa; Quasilikelihood; Testate amoebae in mires, ecological optima

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; OPTIMIZATION;

PROTOZOA; RHIZOPODA;

EID: 0035063942     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[1191:CIFTOI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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