Predicting macrofaunal species distributions in estuarine gradients using logistic regression and classification systems

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 316, Issue , 2006, Pages 69-83

  Ellis, J ^a   Ysebaert, T ^b   Hume, T ^c   Norkko, A ^c   Bult, T ^d   Herman, P ^b   Thrush, S ^c   Oldman, J ^c  

^a Crydium Group Ltd   (Canada)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthic macrofauna; Classification systems; Estuary; Logistic regression; Macroecology; New Zealand; Sedimentation; Statistical modelling

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FAUNA; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LOGISTICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIDAL CURRENT; WIND WAVE;

EID: 33746617969     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps316069     Document Type: Article

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