Extending point pattern analysis for objects of finite size and irregular shape

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 825-837

  Wiegand, Thorsten ^a   Kissling, W Daniel ^a,c   Cipriotti, Pablo A ^b   Aguiar, Martín R ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community structure; Facilitation; Grid based implementation; Neighbourhood effects; Null models; Pair correlation function; Point pattern analysis; Ripley's K function; Second order spatial statistics; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); JUVENILE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUB; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

POACEAE;

EID: 33745257300     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01113.x     Document Type: Review

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