A comparison of the power of categorical and correlational tests applied to community ecology data from gradient studies

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 581-593

  Somerfield, P J ^a   Clarke, K R ^a   Olsgard, F ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Hypothesis testing; Linear regression; Mantel test; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; REGRESSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036323369     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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