Statistical inference using the G or K point pattern spatial statistics

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1925-1931

  Loosmore, N Bert ^a   Ford, E David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

G, K, and L statistic; Monte Carlo; Simulation envelope; Spatial point patterns

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SIMULATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33747066137     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1925:SIUTGO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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