Comparing categorical and continuous ecological analyses: Effects of "wave exposure" on rocky shores

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1346-1357

  Lindegarth, Mats ^a   Gamfeldt, Lars ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Experimental design; Spatial patterns; Statistical analysis; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 18444379089     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1168     Document Type: Article

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