On resemblance measures for ecological studies, including taxonomic dissimilarities and a zero-adjusted Bray-Curtis coefficient for denuded assemblages

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 330, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-80

  Clarke, K Robert ^a,b   Somerfield, Paul J ^a   Chapman, M Gee ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bray Curtis; Coefficient comparison; Dissimilarity; Second stage MDS; Sparse assemblage; Taxonomic distinctness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; SIMILARITY INDEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 32944469172     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.12.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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